Determination of oenothein B as the active 5-α-reductase-inhibiting principle of the folk medicine Epilobium parviflorum

Journal of Natural Products

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 490-492

  Lesuisse, D ^a   Berjonneau, J ^a   Ciot, C ^a   Devaux, P ^a   Doucet, B ^a   Gourvest, J F ^a   Khemis, B ^a   Lang, C ^a   Legrand, R ^a   Lowinski, M ^a   Maquin, P ^a   Parent, A ^a   Schoot, B ^a   Teutsch, G ^a   Chodounska H ^b   Kasal, A ^b  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; OENOTHEIN B; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROSTATE DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AUSTRIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSTATE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TANNINS; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 9344246314     PISSN: 01633864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/np960231c     Document Type: Article

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