DOI: 10.1055/s-00000058

Planta Medica

Issue 01 · Volume 64 · February 1998 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-5325

Editorial

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Editorial

Rapid Communication

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Rajab, Mohamed S.; Cantrell, Charles L.; Franzblau, Scott G.; Fischer, Nikolaus H.: Antimycobacterial Activity of (E)-Phytol and Derivatives: A Preliminary Structure-Activity Study

Papers

Pharmacology

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Miyao, Hidea; Arao, Tomonori; Udayama, Manabu; Kinjo, Junei; Nohara, Toshihiro: Kaikasaponin III and Soyasaponin I, Major Triterpene Saponins of Abrus cantoniensis, act on GOT and GPT: Influence on Transaminase Elevation of Rat Liver Cells Concomitantly Exposed to CCl4 for One Hour1
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Zhu, Min: CNS Active Principles from Alangium plantanifolium
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Watanabe, Chie; Hase, Koji; Oku, Tohru; Koizumi, Fumitomo; Kadota, Shigetoshi; Nagai, Hiroichi; Namba, Tsuneo; Saiki, Ikuo: Effect of Spikelets of Miscanthus sinensis on IgE-Mediated Biphasic Cutaneous Reaction in Mice
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Kang, Jaw-Jou; Cheng, Yu-Wen: Effects of Boldine on Mouse Diaphragm and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Vesicles Isolated from Skeletal Muscle
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Heubach, Jürgen F.; Schüle, Almut: Cardiac Effects of Lappaconitine and N-Deacetyllappaconitine, Two Diterpenoid Alkaloids from Plants of the Aconitum and Delphinium Species
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Koide, Tatsuo; Nose, Mitsuhiko; Inoue, Makoto; Ogihara, Yukio; Yabu, Yoshisada; Ohta, Nobuo: Trypanocidal Effects of Gallic Acid and Related Compounds
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Chataing, B.; Concepción, J. L.; Lobatón, R.; Usubillaga, A.: Inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi Growth in vitro by Solanum Alkaloids: A Comparison with Ketoconazole

Biochemistry, Physiology, in vitro Cultures

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Sevón, Nina; Hiltunen, Raimo; Oksman-Caldentey, Kirsi-Marja: Somaclonal Variation in Transformed Roots and Protoplast-Derived Hairy Root Clones of Hyoscyamus muticus
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Moraes-Cerdeira, Rita M.; Burandt, Charles L.; Bastos, Jairo K.; Nanayakkara, N. P. Dhammika; McChesney, James D.: In Vitro Propagation of Podophyllum peltatum
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Cheng, Kur-Ta; Fu, Li-Chung; Wang, Chang-Sheng; Hsu, Feng-Lin; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng: Identification of Anoectochilus formosanus and Anoectochilus koshunensis Species with RAPD Markers

Natural Product Chemistry

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Wang, Chang Zeng; Yu, De Quan: Triterpenoid Saponins from Aster auriculatus
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Bringmann, Gerhard; Ledermann, Alfons; Holenz, Jörg; Kao, Muh-Tsuen; Busse, Ulrich; Wu, Howard G.; François, Guido: Antiplasmodial Activity of Mono- and Dimeric Carbazoles
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Rasoanaivo, P.; Ratsimamanga-Urverg, S.; Rafatro, H.; Ramanitrahasimbola, D.; Palazzino, G.; Galeffi, C.; Nicoletti, M.: Alkaloids of Hernandia voyronii: Chloroquine-Potentiating Activity and Structure Elucidation of Herveline D

Phytochemical Analysis

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Kreimeyer, Jürgen; Petereit, Frank; Nahrstedt, Adolf: Separations of Flavan-3-ols and Dimeric Proanthocyanidins by Capillary Electrophoresis

Letters

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Haraguchi, Hiroyuki; Kanada, Megumi; Fukuda, Ayumi; Naruse, Kaoru; Okamura, Nobuyuki; Yagi, Akira: An Inhibitor of Aldose Reductase and Sorbitol Accumulation from Anthocepharus chinensis
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Likhitwitayawuid, Kittisak; Phadungcharoen, Thatree; Krungkrai, Jerapan: Antimalarial Xanthones from Garcinia cowa
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Yang, Hyun Ok; Han, Byung Hoon: Pinusolidic Acid: A Platelet-Activating Factor Inhibitor from Biota orientalis
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Chen, Jie; Karchesy, Joseph J.; González-Laredo, Rubén F.: Phenolic Diarylheptenones from Alnus rubra Bark
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López, José A.; Barillas, Wagner; Gomez-Laurito, Jorge; Martin, Gary E.; Lin, Fu-tyan; Al-Rehaily, Adnan J.; Zemaitis, Michael A.; Schiff, Paul L.: Galiposin: A New β-Hydroxychalcone from Galipea granulosa
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Takeda, Yoshio; Takechi, Akiko; Masuda, Toshiya; Otsuka, Hideaki: An Acyclic Monoterpene Glucosyl Ester from Lantana lilacia
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Garcez, Fernanda R.; Núñez, Cecília V.; Garcez, Walmir S.; Almeida, Rene M.; Roque, Nidia F.: Sesquiterpenes, Limonoid and Coumarin from the Wood Bark of Guarea guidonia
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Tümen, G.; Kirimer, N.; Ermin, N.; Başer, K. H. C.: The Essential Oil of Satureja cuneifolia
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Schöpke, Th.; Janka, M.; Nimtz, M.; Wray, V.; Hiller, K.: Saniculoside R-1: A New Triterpenoid Saponin from Sanicula europaea
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Zunino, Maria P.; Newton, Maria Novillo; Maestri, Damian M.; Zygadlo, Julio A.: Essential Oils of Three Baccharis Species
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König, Gabriele M.; Wright, Anthony D.: An Unprecedented Compound from the Dichloromethane Solubles of the Tropical Marine Sponge Agelas oroides1
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Aladesanmi, Adetunji J.; Nia, Rene; Nahrstedt, Adolf: New Pyrazole Alkaloids from the Root Bark of Newbouldia laevis
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Campbell, William E.; Nair, Jerald J.; Gammon, David W.; Bastida, Jaume; Codina, Carles; Viladomat, Francesc; Smith, Peter J.; Albrecht, Carl F.: Cytotoxic and Antimalarial Alkaloids from Brunsvigia littoralis
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Díaz, Ana; Fernández, Lidia; Ollivier, Evelyne; Martín, Teresa; Villaescusa, Lucinda; Balansard, G.: Reverse-Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Harpagoside, Scorodioside and Verbascoside from Scrophularia scorodonia: Quantitative Determination of Harpagoside

Note

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Das, Biswanath; Rao, S. Padma; Kashinatham, A.: Taxol Content in the Storage Samples of the Needles of Himalayan Taxus baccata and their Extracts