New sesquiterpene lactones from Laurus nobilis leaves as inhibitors of nitric oxide production

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 706-710

  De Marino, Simona ^a   Borbone, Nicola ^a   Zollo, Franco ^a   Ianaro, Angela ^a   Meglio, Paola Di ^a   Iorizzi, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Costunolide; Eudesmane; Lauraceae; Laurus nobilis; Nitric oxide; Sesquiterpenoids

Indexed keywords

1BETA,15 DIHYDROXY 5ALPHA H,7ALPHA H EUDESMAN 3,11(13) DIEN 12,6ALPHA OLIDE; 5ALPHA H,7ALPHA H EUDESMAN 4ALPHA,6ALPHA,11,12 TETRAOL; BLUMENOL C; COSTUNOLIDE; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; REYNOSIN; SANTAMARINE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LAURUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

LAURACEAE; LAURUS NOBILIS;

EID: 24944527887     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-864191     Document Type: Article

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