Inhibition of benzodiazepine binding in vitro by amentoflavone, a constituent of various species of Hypericum

Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-157

  Baureithel, Karl H ^a   Büter, Karin Berger ^a   Engesser, Anja ^a   Burkard, Willy ^a   Schaffner, Willi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3H flumazenil; Amentoflavone; Benzodiazepine receptor (BDZ R); Hypericum

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMENTOFLAVONE; APIGENIN; APIGENIN DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BILOBETIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLUMAZENIL; GINKGETIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; HYPERIN; LUTEOLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIFLAVONOIDS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; FLAVONOIDS; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; PERYLENE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0343035701     PISSN: 00316865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-6865(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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