The inhibitory principle of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production from Inula britannica var. chinensis

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-85

  Je, Kang Hoon ^a   Han, Ah Reum ^b   Lee, Hyun Tai ^b   Mar, Woongchon ^a   Seo, Eun Kyoung ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1 O acetyl 4 R,6 S britannilactone; Compositae; iNOS inhibitor; Inula britannica L. var. chinensis (Rupr.) Reg

Indexed keywords

1 O ACETYL 4R,6S BRITANNILACTONE; 1-O-ACETYL-4R,6S-BRITANNILACTONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOARGININE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LACTONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; INULA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTAL MEDICINE;

DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLOWERS; HOMOARGININE; INULA; LACTONES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 6944224487     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980051     Document Type: Article

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