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... Lignans from Virola sebifera Aubl., Virola sp., and Otoba parvifolia (Mkfg.) A. Gentry (Myristicaceae) inhibited the in vitro growth of the fungus cultivated by leaf-cutting ants of the species Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). A comparison of activity among the lignans was obtained. ...
Sesamum indicum; seeds; furans; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical structure; biosynthesis; biochemical pathways; chemical reactions; chemical constituents of plants
Juniperus chinensis; leaves; plant extracts; phytotoxins; lignans; chemical structure; chemical constituents of plants; spectral analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... Two compounds, yatein and podophyllotoxin, were isolated from the chloroform-soluble fraction in the methanolic extractives of byakushin (Juniperus chinensis L.) leaves for the first time. ...
Tsuga heterophylla; sapwood; light; chemical reactions; lignans; chemical structure; lighting; metabolites; discoloration
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... The reaction during the early stage of photodiscoloration of constituents in western hemlock [Tsuga heterophylla (Raf. Sarg., Pinaceae] sapwood was investigated with chemical methods. The main photodiscoloring constituents, hydroxymatairesinol, allohydroxymatairesinol, α-conidendrin, and oxomatairesinol, were used as substrates for light-irradiation experiments in vitro. The structures of photodis ...
Annonaceae; medicinal plants; leaves; polyacetylenes; lignans; tocopherols; spectral analysis; chemical structure; antifungal properties; Cladosporium cucumerinum; antioxidants; free radicals; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; chemical constituents of plants; Indonesia
pericarp; Iryanthera; chalcones; lignans; antioxidants; spectral analysis; chemical constituents of plants; medicinal properties; chemical structure; Brazil
Curculigo; rhizomes; glucosides; lignans; chemical structure; stereochemistry; chemical constituents of plants; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; spectral analysis; Taiwan
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica; plant extracts; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical constituents of plants; chemical structure; leaves
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... The extractives of shirakamba (Betula platyphylla Sukatchev var.japonica Hara) leaves were investigated. Two lignan glycosides were isolated, and their structures were elucidated to be 1-(4′-hydroxy-3′-methoxyphenyl)-2-[1″-(3-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxypropyl)-3″-hydroxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediol (I) and a new 2,3-dihydro-2-arylbenzofuran configuration neolignan,cis-2,3-dihydro-2-(4′-α-L-rhamnopyranosylo ...
Saururus; medicinal plants; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical structure; hepatocytes; medicinal properties; chemical constituents of plants; South Korea
Taxus cuspidata; lignans; roots; chemical structure; chemical constituents of plants; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; spectral analysis; Japan
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... The phenolic constituents of the roots ofTaxus cuspidata (Japanese yew) were investigated. Four lignans, [(+)-taxiresinol (1), (+)-lariciresinol (2), (−)-secoisolariciresinol (3), and (+)-pinoresinol (4)] were isolated and identified. The assignment of proton and carbon atoms for the lignans were finally solved by one- and twodimensional-nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. The enantiomeric excess ...
Apiaceae; lignans; lactones; spectral analysis; chemical structure; antineoplastic agents; humans; ovarian diseases; chemical constituents of plants; Tanzania
Zhang, H.J.; Tamez, P.A.; Vu Dinh Hoang.; Ghee Teng Tan.; Nguyen van Hung.; Le Thi Xuan.; Le Mai Huong.; Nguyen Manh Cuong.; Do Thi Thao.; Soejarto, D.D.; Fong, H.H.S.; Pezzuto, J.M.
biosynthesis; isotope labeling; stems; chemical reactions; beta-glucosidase; chemical structure; Liriodendron tulipifera; lignans; resinols; phenylalanine; glucosides; leaves; Japan
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... To clarify the biosynthesis of syringyl lignans and lignan formation by stereoselective coupling of monolignols, formation of (+)-syringaresinol and (+)-pinoresinol inLiriodendron tulipifera were investigated by means of feeding experiments. Following individual administration ofL-[U-¹⁴C]phenylalanine and [8-¹⁴C]sinapyl alcohol to excised shoots ofL. tulipifera and their subsequent metabolism for ...
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; benzoic acids; high performance liquid chromatography; cinnamic acid; wines; lignans; oxidation; flavonoids; mass spectrometry; chemical structure
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... A German Riesling wine has been fractionated with the aid of countercurrent chromatography. After purification by HPLC, the structures of 101 compounds were established by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. Seventy-three of the isolated compounds exhibited a phenolic or benzylic structure. Fifty-four compounds were reported for the first time as Riesling wine constituents. New compounds ident ...
Chamaecyparis obtusa; lignans; heartwood; sapwood; qualitative analysis; biochemical pathways; chemical structure; chemical constituents of plants
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... Heartwood ofChamaecyparis obtusa contains significant amounts of a dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, hinokinin (8). This investigation demonstrated that the contents of 8 and a norlignan, hinokiresinol (12), were higher in the heartwood region than in the sapwood, indicating their nature of being heartwood extractives. Eleven lignans — xanthoxylol (1), 7-oxohinokinin (2), savinin (3), dihydrosesamin ( ...
Saururus; medicinal plants; roots; low density lipoprotein; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical structure; antioxidants; chemical constituents of plants
Chamaecyparis obtusa; lignans; shoots; leaves; chemical structure; chemical constituents of plants; spectral analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... A new lignan isoactifolin was isolated from young shoots (with leaves) ofChamaecyparis obtusa cv. Breviramea. The structure of the compound was determined based on spectroscopic evidence. ...
Vitex rotundifolia; Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical constituents of plants; naphthalene; roots; chemical structure; Japan
Agastache; medicinal plants; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical structure; apoptosis; leukemia; cell lines; chemical constituents of plants; South Korea
branches; lignans; spectral analysis; chemical structure; bioassays; cell differentiation; antineoplastic agents; disease prevention; chemical constituents of plants; Indonesia
... Gas chromatography — mass spectrometry analysis of the β-glucosidase-treated MeOH extracts ofAnthriscus sylvestris showed, based on comparison of the mass spectra and retention times with those of authentic samples, the presence of lignans, yatein, secoisolariciresinol, lariciresinol, matairesinol, hinokinin, and pluviatolide. The existence of small amounts of bursehernin was suggested by mass chr ...
... Five lignans, five neolignans, two sesquilignans, and a dilignan were identified from a phytotoxic extract of Brassica fruticulosa L. Compounds 8, 9, 12, and 13 have been isolated for the first time. Structures were determined on the basis of their spectroscopic features. Their effects on the germination and growth of two dicotyledons, Lactuca sativa (lettuce) and Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), ...
Schisandra chinensis; lignans; gene expression; genes; protein synthesis; chemical structure; transcription (genetics); chemical constituents of plants
antioxidant activity; binding capacity; bioactive compounds; breast neoplasms; chemical structure; clinical trials; diet; estradiol; estrogen receptors; foods; guidelines; health effects assessments; human health; in vitro studies; intestinal microorganisms; isoflavones; lignans; liver; menopause; nonsteroidal estrogens; nutrition risk assessment; osteoporosis; pharmacokinetics; plant estrogens; prostatic neoplasms; protein binding; stable isotopes; urine
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... Interest in the physiological role of bioactive compounds present in plants has increased dramatically over the last decade. Of particular interest in relation to human health are the class of compounds known as the phytoestrogens, which embody several groups of non-steroidal oestrogens including isoflavones & lignans that are widely distributed within the plant kingdom. Data from animal and in vi ...
... The plant lignans secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol occur in numerous foods such as oilseeds, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits. We have studied the hitherto unknown oxidative metabolism of secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol in hepatic microsomes from untreated and Aroclor 1254-induced Wistar rats and from humans. Five oxidative metabolites of secoisolariciresinol and 10 oxidative metabo ...
... Four new abscisic acid related compounds (1-4), together with (+)-abscisic acid (5), (+)-β-D-glucopyranosyl abscisate (6), (6S,9R)-roseoside (7), and two lignan glucosides ((+)-pinoresinol mono-β-D-glucopyranoside (8) and 3-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxymethyl)-2- (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-(2R,3S)-dihydrobenzofuran (9)) were isolated from the antioxidative ethanol extract o ...
terpenoids; complement; human health; lignans; spectral analysis; hemolysis; medicinal properties; stereochemistry; chemical structure; Styrax japonicus; South Korea
Glycine max; soybeans; plant pests; insect pests; Anticarsia gemmatalis; insect control; plant extracts; Aristolochia; chemical constituents of plants; insecticidal properties; larvicides; lignans; kaurenoic acid; diterpenoids; chemical structure; Brazil
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... Acetone and ethanol extracts of the tubercula and several compounds isolated from Aristolochia pubescens (Willd) were bioassayed on velvetbean caterpillars, Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hubner), for evaluation of the insecticidal activities. Of the extracts subjected to bioassay, the acetone extract showed the highest activity. (-)-Cubebin did not show activity against soybean caterpillars, whereas aris ...
lactones; olive oil; chemical analysis; catechol; olives; milling; lignans; industrial wastes; fruit crops; Olea europaea; secoiridoids; molecular weight; wastewater; glycosides; chemical structure
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... A new lignan 1-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-(3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane, the secoiridoid 2H-pyran-4-acetic acid,3-hydroxymethyl-2,3-dihydro-5-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-methyl-, methyl ester, the phenylglycoside 4-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 leads to 6)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-1,4-dihydroxy-2-methoxybenzene and the lactone 3-[1-(hydroxymethyl)-1-propenyl] del ...
Phyllanthus urinaria; plant extracts; phytochemicals; lignans; chemical structure; chemical analysis; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... HPLC-SPE-NMR has been applied to the analysis of a number of structurally similar lignans present in Phyllanthus urinaria. A reversed-phase HPLC system, using a C8 column eluted with tetrahydrofuran-water-methanol and detected at 225 nm was developed that gave good resolution for seven lignans from Phyllanthus urinaria. Coupling of this system with SPE-NMR provided clean 1H-NMR spectra for nine li ...