DOI: 10.1055/s-00000058

Planta Medica

Issue 04 · Volume 64 · May 1998 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-5354

Rapid Communication

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Butterweck, Veronika; Petereit, Frank; Winterhoff, Hilke; Nahrstedt, Adolf: Solubilized Hypericin and Pseudohypericin from Hypericum perforatum Exert Antidepressant Activity in the Forced Swimming Test3

Review

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Tan, R. X.; Zheng, W. F.; Tang, H. Q.: Biologically Active Substances from the Genus Artemisia

Papers

Pharmacology

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Lee, Sangkyou; Park, Seyeon; Oh, Jae-Wook; Yang, Chul-hak: Natural Inhibitors for Protein Prenyltransferase
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Tortoriello, Jaime; Ortega, Alfredo; Herrera-Ruíz, Maribel; Trujillo, Jose; Reyes-Vázquez, Cruz: Galphimine-B Modifies Electrical Activity of Ventral Tegmental Area Neurons in Rats
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Habtemariam, Solomon: Extract of Corn Silk (Stigma of Zea mays) Inhibits Tumour Necrosis Factor-α- and Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cell Adhesion and ICAM-1 Expression
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Murakami, Akira; Kitazono, Yumi; Jiwajinda, Suratwadee; Koshimizu, Koichi; Ohigashi, Hajime: Niaziminin, a Thiocarbamate from the Leaves of Moringa oleifera, Holds a Strict Structural Requirement for Inhibition of Tumor-Promoter-Induced Epstein-Barr Virus Activation
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Dauer, Andreas; Metzner, Petra; Schimmer, Oskar: Proanthocyanidins from the Bark of Hamamelis virginiana Exhibit Antimutagenic Properties against Nitroaromatic Compounds
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Shao, Yu; Ho, Chi-Tang; Chin, Chee-Kok; Badmaev, Vladimir; Ma, Wei; Huang, Mou-Tuan: Inhibitory Activity of Boswellic Acids from Boswellia serrata against Human Leukemia HL-60 Cells in Culture
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Kim, Se Eun; Kim, Young Ho; Kim, Young Choong; Lee, Jung Joon: Torilin, a Sesquiterpene from Torilis japonica, Reverses Multidrug-Resistance in Cancer Cells
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Kim, Se Eun; Hong, Young Soo; Kim, Young Choong; Lee, Juang Joon: Mode of Action of Torilin in Multidrug-Resistant Cancer Cell Lines
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Matsuda, H.; Yoshikawa, M.; linuma, M.; Kubo, M.: Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Limonin Isolated from the Fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa var. bodinieri
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Facino, R. Maffei; Carini, M.; Aldini, G.; Calloni, M. T.; Bombardelli, E.; Morazzoni, P.: Sparing Effect of Procyanidins from Vitis vinifera on Vitamin E: In vitro Studies
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Capasso, Anna; Balderrama, Luisa; Sivila, Sirley Cari; De Tommasi, Nunziatina; Sorrentino, Ludovico; Pizza, Cosimo: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Guettarda acreana
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Shoba, Guido; Joy, David; Joseph, Thangam; Majeed, M.; Rajendran, R.; Srinivas, P. S. S. R.: Influence of Piperine on the Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin in Animals and Human Volunteers

Biochemistry, Physiology, in vitro Cultures

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Knöss, Werner; Zapp, Josef: Accumulation of Furanic Labdane Diterpenes in Marrubium vulgare and Leonurus cardiaca

Natural Product Chemistry

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Jiang, Zhong; Chen, Ruo-Yun; Chen, Ying; Yu, De-Quan: Two Epimeric Pairs of C-4-Acetyl Annonaceous Acetogenins from Goniothalamus donnaiensis

Letters

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Chang, Beom Seok; Lee, Yong Moo; Ku, Young; Bae, Ki Hwan; Chung, Chong Pyoung: Antimicrobial Activity of Magnolol and Honokiol against Periodontopathic Microorganisms
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Moriarty, Debra M.; Huang, Jin; Yancey, Cherie A.; Zhang, Ping; Setzer, William N.; Lawton, Robert O.; Bates, Robert B.; Caldera, Sriyani: Lupeol is the Cytotoxic Principle in the Leaf Extract of Dendropanax cf. querceti
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Bucar, Franz; Jachak, Sanjay M.; Noreem, Ylva; Kartnig, Theodor; Perera, Premila; Bohlin, Lars; Schubert-Zsilavecz, Manfred: Amentoflavone from Biophytum sensitivum and its Effect on COX-1/COX-2 Catalysed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis
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Jiang, Ming; Kameda, Kenji; Han, Li-Kun; Kimura, Yoshiyuki; Okuda, Hiromichi: Isolation of Lipolytic Substances Caffeine and 1,7-Dimethylxanthine from the Stem and Rhizome of Sinomenium actum
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Hu, Jinfeng; Jia, Hongjian; Bai, Suping: Two New Polyacetylenes from Artemisia eriopoda
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Kojima, Hisashi; Yanai, Tetsuya; Toyota, Akihiro: Essential Oil Constituents from Japanese and Indian Curcuma aromatica Rhizomes
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Yayli, Nurettin; Baltaci, Cemalettin; Zengin, Ali; Küçükislamoglu, Mustafa; Genç, Hasan; Küçük, Mahir: Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Saponin from Cyclamen coum
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Frei, Barbara; Heinrich, Michael; Herrmann, Dieter; Orjala, Jimmy E.; Schmitt, Joachim; Sticher, Otto: Phytochemical and Biological Investigation of Begonia heracleifolia
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Weik, Robert; Francky, Andrej; Striedner, Gerald; Raspor, Peter; Bayer, Karl; Mattanovich, Diethard: Recombinant Expression of Alliin Lyase from Garlic (Allium sativum) in Bacteria and Yeasts

Notes

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Stuart, A. E.: The Anti-Fungal Effect of Oil Distilled from the Leaves of Myrica gale
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Mitra, Adinpunya; Khan, Bashir; Rawal, Subhan: Rapid in vitro Multiplication of Plants from Mature Nodal Explants of Catharanthus roseus
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Costa, M. A. C.; Alves, A. C.; Seabra, R. M.; Andrade, P. B.: Naphthoquinones of Diospyros chamaethamnus
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Gillespie, Stephan G.; Duszynski, Jennifer N.: Phthalides and Monoterpenes of the Hexane Extracts of the Roots of Ligusticum porterei, L. filicinum and L. tennuifolium