3 resultados
Two new diterpenoids, konishone (1) and 3b-hydroxy-5,6-dehydrosugiol (2), along with three known diterpenoids--hinokiol (3), sugiol (4), and 12-hydroxy-6,7-secoabieta-8,11,13-triene-6,7-dial (5)--were isolated from the wood of Cunninghamia konishii. Compound 1 is a novel skeleton of the
BACKGROUND
As a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, leaves of Platycladus orientalis (Linnaeus) Franco (LPO) are used to treat coughs, excessive mucus secretion, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and asthma, etc. The experiments were carried out to investigate their anti-inflammatory properties
BACKGROUND
Hinokiol is a naturally occurring diterpenoid compound isolated from plants such as Taiwania cryptomerioides. Anti-oxidation, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammation effects of this compound have been reported. It is not yet known if hinokiol affects neurons or neuronal ion channel activities.