DOI: 10.1055/s-00000058

Planta Medica

Issue 05 · Volume 68 · May 2002 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-1991

Original Paper

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Klaas, Christoph A.; Wagner, Gerd; Laufer, Stefan; Sosa, Silvio; Loggia, Roberto Della; Bomme, Ulrich; Pahl, Heike L.; Merfort, Irmgard: Studies on the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Phytopharmaceuticals Prepared from Arnica Flowers
392
Jeong, Hye Gwang; Choi, Chul Yung: Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase by
α-Hederin in Macrophages
397
Park, Yong Seok; Lee, Joung H.; Bondar, Judy; Harwalkar, Jyoti A.; Safayhi, Hasan; Golubic, Mladen: Cytotoxic Action of Acetyl-11-keto-β-Boswellic Acid (AKBA) on Meningioma Cells
402
Tran, Quan Le; Adnyana, I. Ketut; Tezuka, Yasuhiro; Harimaya, Yuko; Saiki, Ikuo; Kurashige, Youichi; Tran, Qui Kim; Kadota, Shigetoshi: Hepatoprotective Effect of Majonoside R2, the Major Saponin from Vietnamese Ginseng (Panax vietnamensis)
407
Lee, Eun Ju; Kim, So Ra; Kim, Jinwoong; Kim, Young Choong: Hepatoprotective Phenylpropanoids from Scrophularia buergeriana Roots against CCl4-Induced Toxicity: Action Mechanism and Structure-Activity Relationship
412
Côrtes, Steyner F.; Valadares, Ydia M.; de Oliveira, Alaíde Braga; Lemos, Virgínia S.; Barbosa, Marco P. T.; Braga, Fernão Castro: Mechanism of Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation Induced by a Proanthocyanidin-Rich Fraction from Ouratea semiserrata
416
Friis-Møller, Alice; Chen, Ming; Fuursted, Kurt; Christensen, Søren Brøgger; Kharazmi, Arsalan: In Vitro Antimycobacterial and Antilegionella Activity of Licochalcone A from Chinese Licorice Roots
420
Aoyagi, Hideki; DiCosmo, Frank; Tanaka, Hideo: Efficient Paclitaxel Production using Protoplasts Isolated from Cultured Cells of Taxus cuspidata
425
Chang, Jun; Xuan, Li-Jiang; Xu, Ya-Ming; Zhang, Jin-Sheng: Cytotoxic Terpenoid and Immunosuppressive Phenolic Glycosides from the Root Bark of Dictamnus dasycarpus
430
Abdel-Sattar, Essam; Meselhy, Meselhy R.; Al-Yahya, Mohammed Abdul-Aziz: New Oxypregnane Glycosides from
Caralluma penicillata
435
Sheludko, Yuri; Gerasimenko, Irina; Kolshorn, Heinz; Stöckigt, Joachim: Isolation and Structure Elucidation of a New Indole Alkaloid from Rauvolfia serpentina Hairy Root Culture: The First Naturally Occurring Alkaloid of the Raumacline Group
440
Okunji, Chris O.; Ware, Tantalia A.; Hicks, Rickey P.; Iwu, Maurice M.; Skanchy, David J.: Capillary Electrophoresis Determination of Biflavanones from Garcinia kola in Three Traditional African Medicinal Formulations
445
Bruggisser, Regina; Daeniken, Katrin von; Jundt, Gernot; Schaffner, Willi; Tullberg-Reinert, Heide: Interference of Plant Extracts, Phytoestrogens and Antioxidants with the MTT Tetrazolium Assay

Letter

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Zierau, Oliver; Gester, Sven; Schwab, Pia; Metz, Peter; Kolba, Susanne; Wulf, Marina; Vollmer, Günter: Estrogenic Activity of the Phytoestrogens Naringenin, 6-(1,1-Dimethylallyl)naringenin and 8-Prenylnaringenin
452
Wilkens, Marcela; Alarcón, Carolina; Urzúa, Alejandro; Mendoza, Leonora: Characterization of the Bactericidal Activity of the Natural Diterpene Kaurenoic Acid
454
Hohmann, Judit; Forgo, Peter; Molnár, Joseph; Wolfard, Krisztina; Molnár, Annamária; Thalhammer, Theresia; Máthé, Imre; Sharples, Derek: Antiproliferative Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids Isolated from the Bulbs of Sprekelia formosissima and Hymenocallis × festalis
457
Ahn, Mi-Jeong; Kim, Chul Young; Lee, Ji Suk; Kim, Tae Gyun; Kim, Seung Hee; Lee, Chong-Kyo; Lee, Bo-Bin; Shin, Cha-Gyun; Huh, Hoon; Kim, Jinwoong: Inhibition of HIV-1 Integrase by Galloyl Glucoses from Terminalia chebula and Flavonol Glycoside Gallates from Euphorbia pekinensis
459
Lim, Soon Sung; Shin, Kuk Hyun; Ban, Hyun Seung; Kim, Yong Pil; Jung, Sang Hoon; Kim, Yoo Jeung; Ohuchi, Kazuo: Effect of the Essential Oil from the Flowers of Magnolia sieboldii on the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Production of Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin E2 by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages
463
Oh, Hyuncheol; Lee, Ho-Sub; Kim, Taewan; Chai, Kyu-Yun; Chung, Hun-Taeg; Kwon, Tae-Oh; Jun, Jung-Yang; Jeong, Ok-Sam; Kim, Youn-Chul; Yun, Young-Gab: Furocoumarins from Angelica dahurica with Hepatoprotective Activity on Tacrine-Induced Cytotoxicity in Hep G2 Cells
465
El-Dakhakhny, M.; Mady, N.; Lembert, N.; Ammon, H. P. T.: The Hypoglycemic Effect of Nigella sativa Oil is Mediated by Extrapancreatic Actions
467
Meckes, Mariana; Calzada, Fernando; Paz, Daniel; Rodríguez, Jaime; Ponce-Monter, Héctor: Inhibitory Effect of Xanthomicrol and 3α-Angeloyloxy-2α-hydroxy-13,14Z-dehydrocativic Acid from Brickellia paniculata on the Contractility of Guinea-Pig Ileum
469
Jager, H.; Meinel, L.; Dietz, B.; Lapke, C.; Bauer, R.; Merkle, H. P.; Heilmann, J.: Transport of Alkamides from Echinacea Species through Caco-2 Monolayers
472
Mohamed, M. A.-H.; Harris, P. J. C.; Henderson, J.; Senatore, F.: Effect of Drought Stress on the Yield and Composition of Volatile Oils of Drought-Tolerant and Non-Drought-Tolerant Clones of Tagetes minuta
475
Baebler, Špela; Camloh, Marjana; Kovač, Maja; Ravnikar, Maja; Žel, Jana: Jasmonic Acid Stimulates Taxane Production in Cell Suspension Culture of Yew (Taxus × media)
477
Li, Bao Lin: Taibaijaponicains C and D: Two New Diterpenoids from Isodon japonica
480
Haberer, W.; Witte, L.; Hartmann, Th.; Dobler, S.: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Pulmonaria obscura