A system for screening agonists targeting β2- adrenoceptor from Chinese medicinal herbs

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-250

  Wang, Hui ^a,b   Li, Shi You ^b   Zhao, Chuan Ke ^a,b   Zeng, Xin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; Chinese medicinal herbs; Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP); Screening

Indexed keywords

AURANTII IMMATURUS EXTRACT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHAENOMELES SPECIOSA EXTRACT; DICTAMNUS DASYCARPUS EXTRACT; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PANAX JAPONICUS EXTRACT; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERATRUM NIGRUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; AURANTII IMMATURUS; CELL CLONE; CHAENOMELES SPECIOSA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORK TREE; DICTAMNUS; DICTAMNUS DASYCARPUS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TARGETING; EMBRYO; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GINSENG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PANAX JAPONICUS; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPORTER GENE; VERATRUM; VERATRUM NIGRUM;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2;

CHAENOMELES SPECIOSA; DICTAMNUS DASYCARPUS; PANAX JAPONICUS; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE; VERATRUM NIGRUM;

EID: 63849267521     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0820340     Document Type: Article

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