• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.77-79
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• 2002

Farnesylhydroquinone (1) has been isolated from the mycelium of a marine-derived fungus of the genus Penicillium. The structure of the compound (1) has been elucidated by spectral method. The compound 1 exhibits potent radical scavenging activity ($IC_{50}{\;}12.5{\;}{\mu}M$) against the DPPH.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 1978

Alcohol extracts of plants widely used in the traditional medicine have been tested to establish if they affect the metabolism of drug in mice. Forteen of the plants tested exhibited prolonging and/or inhibitory effect on hexobarbital sleeping time. Some of them also showed increasing effect on strychnine mortality, whereas piperis retrofracti Fructus reduced the toxicity of strychnine.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 1978

In connection with structure studies on triterpenoid glycosides from Phytolacca plants, full assignments of $^{13}C-NMR signals of phytolaccagenin and its glycosides, phytolaccoside B and E, have been presented.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.85-89
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• 1985

It was revealed that magnolol and honokiol isolated from the stem bark of Magnolia obovata, had potent antibacterial activity against Bacillus anthracis. A quantitative analytical method of magnolol and honokiol by HPLC has been established, and the amounts of the two components in the dried stem bark of M. obovata were 1, 94% and 0.44%, respectively.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.72-74
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• 1999

Two acetophenones, cynandione A (1) and cynanchone A (2), were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum wilfordii. Their structures were identified by comparison of their physicochemical and spectral data with reported values.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.75-77
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• 1999

Two diterpenoid compounds, agastanol (1) and agastaquinone (2), were isolated from the roots of Agastache rugosa (Labiatae). Compound 1 and 2 showed significant inhibitory effects against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 360 and $87{\mu}M$, respectively.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.132-141
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• 1987

New triterpenoid saponins, ilexosides A, D, E, J, K and O have been isolated form the root of Ilex pubescens. Chemical and spectroscopic studies have established their structures as shown in formulae 1, 2, 8, 11, 3, 4 and 5.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.115-120
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• 1987

Methanol extract of Ilex pubescens roots prolonged bleeding time threefold, and inhibited the generation of malondialdehyde released during platelet aggregation inducted by thrombin. Through several purification procedures, its saponin, named ilexoside, was proved to be responsible for the antithrombotic activities of the plant. Ilexosides A, -D and -J and 24-carboxypomolic acid showed strong inhibitory activities on platelet aggregation induced by thrombin.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.121-131
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• 1987

Four triterpenoids were isolated from the roots of Ilex pubescens : two new triterpenoids named pubescenolic acid (I) and pubescenic acid (II), and two known triterpenoids ilexolic acid (III) and oleanolic acid (IV). Chemical and spectroscopic studies have established I and II as 20-epipomolic acid and 24-carboxypomolic acid, repectively.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.273-275
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• 1985

Carvomethone, (+) pulegone, (-)isopulegol and (-) menthone, which are natural and widely distributed in the plantkingdom, were examined for their Lens Aldose Reductase inhibitory effects. All monoterpenes tested showed that the mild inhibitory effects. Inhibition percents of four monoterpenes were in the range of 23-42% at $10^{-3}M$ and 5-21% at $10^{-4}M$.