Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1987; 53(2): 143-147DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962657 Full Papers © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Citracridone-I: A New Antispasmodic from Root Barks of Citrus depressa Meei-Shieu Yang1 , Tian-Shung Wu2 , Chao-Hsiung Wang3 1Department of Pharmacology, Chia Nan Junior College of Pharmacy, Jen-Te Hsiang, Tainan, Taiwan 71710, Republic of China. 2Department of Applied Chemistry, Providence College of Arts and Science, Taichung, Republic of China. 3Department of Chemistry, Chia Nan Junior College of Pharmacy, Tainan, Republic of China. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Citracridone-I (Citra-I), a new acridone alkaloid from the root barks of Citrus depressa, was examined to evaluate toxicity in mice as well as blood pressure and small intestinal propulsion of rats in vivo. The antispasmodic effects of Citra-I were also investigated in the isolated ileum and vas deferens of guinea pig as well as uterine muscle of rat. PDF (542 kb)
