Inhibitory constituents of LPS-induced nitric oxide production from Arctium lappa

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Park, So Young ^a   Hong, Seong Su ^a   Han, Xiang Hua ^a   Ro, Jai Seup ^a   Hwang, Bang Yeon ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arctium lappa; Compositae; Lignan; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ARCTIGENIN; ARCTIIN; LAPPAOL B; LIGNAN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARCTIUM; ARCTIUM LAPPA; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG ISOLATION; HERB; KOREA; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 22144436258     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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