Flavonoids from the leaves of Litsea japonica and their anti-complement activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-276

  Lee, Sun Young ^a   Min, Byung Sun ^a   Kim, Jung Hee ^a   Lee, Joongku ^a   Kim, Tae Jin ^a   Kim, Chan Soo ^b   Kim, Young Ho ^c   Lee, Hyeong Kyu ^a  

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

^b Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Afzelin; Anti complement activity; Litsea japonica; Quercetin; Tiliroside

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE DERIVATIVE; CHRYSIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JUGLANS MANDSHURICA EXTRACT; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 3 RHAMNOSIDE; LITSEA JAPONICA EXTRACT; MYRICETIN; MYRICETIN 3 RHAMNOSIDE; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; ROSMARINIC ACID; TILIROSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; JUGLANS MANDSHURICA; LITSEA; LITSEA JAPONICA; PLANT LEAF; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WALNUT;

COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LITSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

JUGLANS MANDSHURICA; LITSEA JAPONICA;

EID: 23244459884     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1453     Document Type: Article

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