Nitric oxide inhibitory substances from the rhizomes of Dioscorea membranacea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-416

  Tewtrakul, Supinya ^a   Itharat, Arunporn ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dioscorea membranacea; Inhibitory substances; NO production; TNF release

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; ALCOHOL; DIOSCOREA MEMBRANACEA EXTRACT; DIOSCOREALIDE B; DIOSCOREANONE; DIOSGENIN; DIOSGENIN 3 O ALPHA LEVO RHAMNOSYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; DIOSGENIN 3 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NAPHTHOFURANOXEPIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENANTHRAQUINONE; SAPONIN; SITOGLUSIDE; SITOSTEROL; STEROID; STIGMASTEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIOSCOREA MEMBRANACEA; DIOSCOREACEAE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUA KHAO YEN; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DIOSCOREA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOME; SMILAX; THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VERBENACEAE;

DIOSCOREA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 33846001002     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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