| Literature DB >> 18523842 |
Adil Astulla1, Kazumasa Zaima, Yosuke Matsuno, Yusuke Hirasawa, Wiwied Ekasari, Aty Widyawaruyanti, Noor Cholies Zaini, Hiroshi Morita.
Abstract
Bioassay-guided purification from the seeds of Peganum harmala led to the isolation of harmine (1), harmaline (2), vasicinone (3), and deoxyvasicinone (4). Harmine (1) and harmaline (2) showed a moderate in vitro antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum. Quinazoline alkaloid, vasicinone (3), showed a vasorelaxant activity against phenylephrine-induced contraction of isolated rat aorta.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18523842 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-008-0259-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Med ISSN: 1340-3443 Impact factor: 2.343