Inhibitory activity of diacylglycerol acyltransferase by tanshinones from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 446-448

  Jeong, Suk Ko ^a   Shi, Young Ryu ^b   Young, Sup Kim ^b   Mi, Yeon Chung ^a   Jong, Seong Kang ^c   Rho, Mun Chual ^a   Hyun, Sun Lee ^a   Young, Kook Kim ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Labiatae; Salvia miltiorrhiza; Tanshinones

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; TANSHINONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MALE; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SALVIA; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAIWAN;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIVER; MALE; PHENANTHRENES; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALVIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036689098     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02976599     Document Type: Article

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