In vitro serotonergic activity of black cohosh and identification of N ω-methylserotonin as a potential active constituent

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 11718-11726

  Powell, Sharla L ^a   Gödecke, Tanja ^a   Nikolic, Dejan ^a   Chen, Shao Nong ^a   Ahn, Soyoun ^a   Dietz, Birgit ^a   Farnsworth, Norman R ^a   Van Breemen, Richard B ^a   Lankin, David C ^a   Pauli, Guido F ^a   Bolton, Judy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Black cohosh; Cimicifuga; Menopause; N methylserotonin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CIMICIFUGA; CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; N METHYLSEROTONIN; N-METHYLSEROTONIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; CIMICIFUGA; CRICETULUS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CIMICIFUGA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 58849113139     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf803298z     Document Type: Article

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