DOI: 10.1055/s-00000058

Planta Medica

Issue 08 · Volume 65 · December 1999 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-928

Original Paper

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Seo, Boram; Yun, Jieun; Lee, Sungkyu; Kim, Miran; Hwang, Kyungwha; Kim, Jaegil; Min, Kyung Rak; Kim, Youngsoo; Moon, Dongcheul: Barbarin as a New Tyrosinase Inhibitor from Barbarea orthocerus
687
Grynberg, Noema F.; Echevarria, Aurea; Lima, Juliana E.; Pamplona, Sônia S. R.; Pinto, Angelo C.; Maciel, Maria Aparecida M.: Anti-Tumour Activity of Two 19-Nor-clerodane Diterpenes, trans-Dehydrocrotonin and trans-Crotonin, from Croton cajucara
690
Keawpradub, Niwat; Kirby, G. C.; Steele, J. C. P.; Houghton, P. J.: Antiplasmodial Activity of Extracts and Alkaloids of Three Alstonia Species from Thailand
695
Bodinet, Cornelia; Freudenstein, Johannes: Effects of an Orally Applied Aqueous-Ethanolic Extract of a Mixture of Thujae occidentalis Herba, Baptisiae tinctoriae Radix, Echinaceae purpureae Radix and Echinaceae pallidae Radix on Antibody Response against Sheep Red Blood Cells in Mice
700
Ghelardini, Carla; Galeotti, Nicoletta; Salvatore, Giuseppe; Mazzanti, Gabriela: Local Anaesthetic Activity of the Essential Oil of Lavandula angustifolia
704
Zidorn, Christian; Dirsch, Verena M.; Rüngeler, Peter; Sosa, Silvio; Della Loggia, Roberto; Merfort, Irmgard; Pahl, Heike L.; Vollmar, Angelika M.; Stuppner, Hermann: Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Hypocretenolides from Leontodon hispidus
709
Chen, Chien-Chih; Chen, Hon-Yi; Shiao, Ming-Shi; Lin, Yun-Lian; Kuo, Yueh-Hsiung; Ou, Jun-Chih: Inhibition of Low Density Lipoprotein Oxidation by Tetrahydrofurofuran Lignans from Forsythia suspensa and Magnolia coco
712
Liu, I.-Min; Chi, Tzong-Cherng; Hsu, Feng-Lin; Chen, Chieh-Fu; Cheng, Juei-Tang: Isoferulic Acid as Active Principle from the Rhizoma of Cimicifuga dahurica to Lower Plasma Glucose in Diabetic Rats
715
Ojala, Tiina; Vuorela, Pia; Kiviranta, Jari; Vuorela, Heikki; Hiltunen, Raimo: A Bioassay Using Artemia salina for Detecting Phototoxicity of Plant Coumarins
719
Delaey, Els M.; Kamuhabwa, Appolinary R.; Vandenbogaerde, Ann L.; de Witte, Peter A.: Photocytotoxicity of Protohypericin after Photoconversion to Hypericin
723
Wallaart, T. Eelco; Pras, Niesko; Quax, Wim J.: Seasonal Variations of Artemisinin and its Biosynthetic Precursors in Tetraploid Artemisia annua Plants Compared with the Diploid Wild-Type
729
Wang, Qi; Terreaux, Christian; Marston, Andrew; Tan, Ren Xiang; Stoeckli-Evans, Helen; Hostettmann, Kurt: A New 2-Hydroxyflavanone from Mosla soochouensis
732
Cantrell, Charles L.; Rajab, Mohamed S.; Franzblau, Scott G.; Fronczek, Frank R.; Fischer, Nikolaus H.: Antimycobacterial Ergosterol-5,8-endoperoxide from Ajuga remota
735
Anastasaki, Thalia; Demetzos, Costas; Perdetzoglou, Dimitrios; Gazouli, Maria; Loukis, Anargyros; Harvala, Caterina: Analysis of Labdane-Type Diterpenes from Cistus creticus (subsp. creticus and subsp. eriocephalus), by GC and GC-MS1
740
Schühly, Wolfgang; Heilmann, Jörg; Çalis, Ihsan; Sticher, Otto: New Triterpenoids with Antibacterial Activity from Zizyphus joazeiro

Letters

744
Kong, L. D.; Wolfender, J.-L.; Cheng, Christopher H. K.; Hostettmann, K.; Tan, Ren Xiang: Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors from Brandisia hancei
747
Setzer, William N.; Setzer, Mary C.; Bates, Robert B.; Nakkiew, Pichaya; Jackes, Betsy R.; Chen, Liqing; McFerrin, Michael B.; Meehan, Edward J.: Antibacterial Hydroxycinnamic Esters from Piper caninum from Paluma, North Queensland, Australia. The Crystal and Molecular Structure of (+)-Bornyl Coumarate
749
Magiatis, Prokopios; Melliou, Eleni; Skaltsounis, Alexios-Leandros; Chinou, Ioanna B.; Mitaku, Sofia: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Pistacia lentiscus var. chia
752
Peana, Alessandra T.; Moretti, Mario D. L.; Juliano, Claudia: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Action of the Essential Oils of Salvia desoleana and S. sclarea
754
Likhitwitayawuid, Kittisak; Dej-adisai, Sukanya; Jongbunprasert, Vichien; Krungkrai, Jerapan: Antimalarials from Stephania venosa, Prismatomeris sessiliflora, Diospyros montana and Murraya siamensis1
757
Bringmann, Gerhard; Menche, Dirk; Bezabih, Merhatibeb; Abegaz, Berhanu M.; Kaminsky, Ronald: Antiplasmodial Activity of Knipholone and Related Natural Phenylanthraquinones
759
Lee, Kit K.; Zhou, Bing-Nan; Kingston, David G. I.; Vaisberg, Abraham J.; Hammond, Gerald B.: Bioactive Indole Alkaloids from the Bark of Uncaria guianensis
761
Phuong, Nguyen Minh; Van Sung, Tran; Porzel, Andrea; Schmidt, Jürgen; Adam, Günter: Two New β-Carboline Alkaloids from Hedyotis capitellata var. mollis
763
Kruse, Sven O.; Löhning, Anke; Pauli, Guido F.; Winterhoff, Hilke; Nahrstedt, Adolf: Fukiic and Piscidic Acid Esters from the Rhizome of Cimicifuga racemosa and the in vitro Estrogenic Activity of Fukinolic Acid
765
Jang, Dae Sik; Yang, Min Suk; Ha, Tae Joung; Park, Ki Hun: Hemistepsins with Cytotoxic Activity from Hemisteptia lyrata
767
Shi, Qing-wen; Oritani, Takayuki; Sugiyama, Takeyoshi; Zhao, Ding; Murakami, Ryo: Three New Taxane Diterpenoids from Seeds of the Chinese Yew, Taxus yunnanensis and T. chinensis var. mairei
770
Ye, Wencai; Zhang, Jingwen; Che, Chun-Tao; Ye, Tao; Zhao, Shouxun: New Cycloartane Glycosides from Cimicifuga dahurica
773
Wolf, Hans-Thomas; Zündorf, Ilse; Winckler, Thomas; Bauer, Rudolph; Dingermann, Theodor: Characterization of Echinacea Species and Detection of Possible Adulterations by RAPD Analysis

Notes

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Garcez, Fernanda R.; Garcez, Walmir S.; Martins, Milena; Cruz, Alessandro C.: A Bioactive Lactone from Nectandra gardneri
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Shin, Kuk Hyun; Kim, Yong Pil; Lim, Soon Sung; Lee, Sanghyun; Ryu, Nama; Yamada, Masateru; Ohuchi, Kazuo: Inhibition of Prostaglandin E2 Production by the Isoflavones Tectorigenin and Tectorigenin Isolated from the Rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis
777
López-Lázaro, Miguel; Martín-Cordero, Carmen; Ayuso, Ma Jesús: Flavonoids of Retama sphaerocarpa
778
Ubillas, Rose P.; Mendez, Christopher D.; Jolad, Shivanand D.; Luo, Jian; King, Steven R.; Carlson, Thomas J.; Fort, Diana M.: Antihyperglycemic Furanosesquiterpenes from Commiphora myrrha
780
Li, Xing-Cong; ElSohly, Hala N.; Nimrod, Alison C.; Clark, Alice M.: Antifungal Activity of (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate from Coccoloba dugandiana
781
Bozan, Berrin; Ozek, Temel; Kurkcuoglu, Mine; Kirimer, Nes'e; Can Baser, K. Husnu: The Analysis of Essential Oil and Headspace Volatiles of the Flowers of Pelargonium endlicherianum used as an Anthelmintic in Folk Medicine