Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil obtained from Bupleurum marginatum (Apiaceae)

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1079-1087

  Ashour, Mohamed L ^a   El Readi, Mahmoud ^a   Youns, Mahmoud ^b   Mulyaningsiha, Sri ^a   Sporer, Frank ^a   Efferth, Thomas ^b   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antimicrobial activity; Bupleurum marginatum essential oil; Chemical composition; cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMPICILLIN; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; BUPLEURUM MARGINATUM EXTRACT; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; DEOXYRIBOSE; ESSENTIAL OIL; NYSTATIN; PENTADECANE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRIDECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECANE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BUPLEURUM; BUPLEURUM MARGINATUM; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYTOTOXICITY; IC 50; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; APOPTOSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BUPLEURUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 70249092925     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp/61.08.0012     Document Type: Article

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