Screening of entomopathogenic Deuteromycetes for activities on targets involved in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 251-260

  Schmidt, K ^a   Li, Z ^b   Schubert, B ^a   Huang, B ^b   Stoyanova, S ^a   Hamburger, M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria; Deuteromycetes; MAO inhibition; Neurotrophic activity; NMDA antagonistic activity; Paecilomyces; PC 12 cells; Radical scavenging activity; Sporothrix

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BEAUVERIA AMORPHA EXTRACT; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA EXTRACT; BEAUVERIA BRONGNIARTII EXTRACT; BEAUVERIA VELATA EXTRACT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CLADOSPORIUM EXTRACT; HIRSUTELLA SINENSIS EXTRACT; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE EXTRACT; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE EXTRACT; METARHIZIUM TAII EXTRACT; MILITARINONE A; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PAECILOMYCES CATENIANNULATUS EXTRACT; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS EXTRACT; PAECILOMYCES MILITARIS EXTRACT; PAECILOMYCES SINENSIS EXTRACT; PAECILOMYCES TENUIPES EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SCAVENGER; SPOROTHRIX CHONDRACRIS EXTRACT; SPOROTHRIX INSECTORUM EXTRACT; TRICHOTHECIUM ROSEUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERTICILLUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOASSAY; CELL STRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEUTEROMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TARGETING; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTATION; FIBROBLAST; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES MILITARIS; PAECILOMYCES TENUIPES; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; RAT; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX CHONDRACRIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242721429     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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