Anti-diarrheal activity of (-)-Epicatechin from Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat: Experimental and computational studies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 716-719

  Velázquez, Claudia ^a   Correa Basurto, José ^b   Garcia Hernandez, Normand ^c   Barbosa, Elizabeth ^b   Tesoro Cruz, Emiliano ^d   Calzada, Samuel ^e   Calzada, Fernando ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^e HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

( ) Epicatechin; Antisecretory; Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat; Diarrhea; Escherichia coli toxin; Flavan 3 ol; Molecular docking; SDS PAGE analysis; Sterculiaceae; Vibrio cholerae toxin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMINO ACID; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ASPARAGINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; EPICATECHIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; LOPERAMIDE; PHENYLALANINE; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CHIRANTHODENDRON PENTADACTYLON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE SECRETION; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CATECHIN; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; FLOWERS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MALVACEAE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; MEXICO; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLVENTS;

CHIRANTHODENDRON PENTADACTYLON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALVACEAE; RATTUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84866027930     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.07.039     Document Type: Article

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