The genus Ardisia: A novel source of health-promoting compounds and phytopharmaceuticals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-354

  Kobayashi, Hideka ^a   De Mejía, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardisia; Ardisin; Cancer treatment; Drug discovery and screening; Indigenous medicine; Topoisomerase inhibition

Indexed keywords

11 O GALLOYLBERGENIN; 11 O SYRINGYLBERGENIN; 2 HYDROXI 5 METHOXY PENTADECENYL BENZOQUINONE; ALKYLPHENOL; ARDIPUSILLOSIDE 1; ARDIPUSSILOSIDE 2; ARDISIACRISPINS A; ARDISIACRISPINS B; ARDISIANONE A; ARDISIANONE B; ARDISIAQUINONE A; ARDISICRENOSIDES A; ARDISICRENOSIDES B; ARDISIN; ARDISINOL 1; ARDISINOL 2; BERGENIN; EMBELIN; FLAVONOID; FR 900359; ILEXOL; ISOCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; MYRICETIN 3 RHAMNOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETRIN; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARDISIA; ARDISIA JAPONICA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT PRODUCT; REVIEW; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ARDISIA; JAPONICA; MYRSINACEAE;

ANIMALS; ARDISIA; COUMARINS; FOOD; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUINONES; SAPONINS;

EID: 21644480292     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.037     Document Type: Review

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