Chemical constituents of Polygala tenuifolia roots and their inhibitory activity on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in BV2 microglia

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Cho, Namki ^a   Huh, Jungmoo ^a   Yang, Heejung ^a   Jeong, Eun Ju ^a   Kim, Young Choong ^a   Kim, Jinwoong ^a   Sung, Sang Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BV2 microglia; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide; Phenylpropanoids; Polygala tenuifolia; Xanthones

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXY 7 METHOXYXANTHONE; 1,3,6 TRIHYDROXY 2,7 DIMETHOXYXANTHONE; 1,7 DIHYDROXY 2,3 DIMETHOXYXANTHONE; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYCINNAMIC ACID; 3,6 DIHYDROXY 1,2,7 TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE; 4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPROPIOPHENONE; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA DEXTRO (3 O SINAPOYL)FRUCTOFURANOSYL ALPHA DEXTRO (6 O SINAPOYL)GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; GENTISIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHYL 4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; FRACTIONATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYGALA; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XANTHONES;

POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; POLYGALACEAE;

EID: 84855396357     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2011.562203     Document Type: Article

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