Phenanthrenes from Juncus effusus with anxiolytic and sedative activities

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1234-1239

  Wang, Yong Gang ^a   Wang, Yan Long ^a   Zhai, Hai Feng ^b   Liao, You Jiao ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Huang, Jian Mei ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anxiolytic; dihydrophenanthrene; Juncus effusus; sedative

Indexed keywords

2,7 DIHYDROXY 1 METHYL 5 ALDEHYDE 9,10 DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE; 7 CARBOXY 2 HYDROXY 1 METHYL 5 VINYL 9,10 DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE; 7 CARBOXY 2 HYDROXY 1 METHYL 5 VINYL PHENANTHRENE; 8 CARBOXY 2 HYDROXY 1 METHYL 5 VINYL 9,10 DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DEHYDROEFFUSOL; DEHYDROJUNCUSOL; DIAZEPAM; EFFUSOL; JUNCUSOL; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PHENANTHRENES; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; POACEAE;

JUNCUS EFFUSUS;

EID: 84864036843     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.561491     Document Type: Article

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