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Lignans and other constituents from Carissa edulis

Hans Achenbach, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1983 - 
- Vol. 22, Iss: 3, pp 749-753
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The methanolic extract from the root of Carissa edulis contains ca 5% lignans, the main compounds among them being (−)-nortrachelogenin, carinol and the hitherto unknown carissanol.
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This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1983-01-01. It has received 76 citations till now.

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Isolation and characterization of novel benzoates, cinnamates, flavonoids, and lignans from Riesling wine and screening for antioxidant activity.

TL;DR: A German Riesling wine has been fractionated with the aid of countercurrent chromatography and the structures of 101 compounds were established by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy, finding forty-four compounds exhibited a phenolic or benzylic structure.
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Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii

TL;DR: The extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. (TwHF), which showed anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activities in human clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis, was subjected to the activity-guided fractionation and spectroscopic characterization of bioactives.
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Aromatic glycosides from Berchemia racemosa

TL;DR: In this paper, two new aromatic glucosides have been isolated from the stems of Berchemia racemosa together with the known glycosides, nudiposide, (−)-secoisolariciresinol-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and methoxyhydroquinone-1-O -β -d -glucopeyside (isotachioside).
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Chemical Constituents from the Rhizomes of Smilax glabra and Their Antimicrobial Activity

TL;DR: The results indicated that these antimicrobial constituents of this crude drug might be responsible for its clinical antimicrobial effect.
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Diuretic effect of the crude extracts of Carissa edulis in rats.

TL;DR: Findings support the traditional use of Carissa edulis as a diuretic agent in rats using hydrochlorothiazide as a standard drug.
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Antitumor agents. 49 tricin, kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (+)-nortrachelogenin, antileukemic principles from Wikstroemia indica.

TL;DR: Bioassay-directed isolation of the antitumor extract of Wikstroemia indica has led to the characterization of tricin, kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and (+)-nortrachelogenin as the major antileukemic constituents.
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The Naturally Occurring Lignans

W. M. Hearon, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1955 - 
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(+)-Nortrachelogenin, A New Pharmacologically Active Lignan From Wikstroemia indica.

TL;DR: (+)-Nortrachelogenin (I) showed effects on the central nervous system producing depression in rabbits, and was established as 8(R), 8'(R)-4,4',8'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxylignan-olid(9, 9') on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and comparison with its enantiomers.
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Iridoid and other constituents of Canthium subcordatum

TL;DR: The main constituent of the stem bark of Canthium subcordatum was found to be shanzhiside methyl ester, an iridoid recently described for two Mussaenda species as discussed by the authors.
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