• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.203-208
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• 2006

The chromatographic separation of the MeOH extract of the roots of Ainsliaea acerifolia (Compositae) led to the isolation of six known terpenes and two known lignans. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods as mokko lactone (1), betulonic acid (2), betulinic acid (3), zaluzanin C (4), $1{\beta}-hydroperoxygermacra-4(15)$, 5, 10(14)-triene (5), pluviatilol (6), (+)-syringaresinol (7), and glucozaluzanin C (8). Compounds $1{\sim}4$ and 8 showed non-specific significant cytotoxicity against five human tumor cell lines with $ED_{50}$ values ranging from $0.36{\sim}5.54{\mu}g/mL$.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.275-278
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• 2003

A new acylglycosyl Sterol (4) was isolated from the MeOH extract of Quisqualis Fructus together with four known compounds. On the basis of spectroscopic data, their structures were elucidated as clerosterol (1), betulinic acid (2), methylursolate (3), 3-Ο-[6 -Ο-(8Z-octadecenoyl)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl]-clerosterol (4) and $\alpha$-xylofuranosyluracil (5).

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.31-34
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• 1977

The chemical constituents of root bark of Acanthopanax sessiliflorum Seemann(Araliaceae) which is distributed in southern region of Korea are studied. The five kinds of chemical constituents are isolated from MeOH extract of root bark by column fractionation and purified by recrystallization. Substance $I{\sim}III$ were identified as stigmasterol, ${\beta}-sitosterol$ and campesterol. Substance IV is suggested as a lignan substance based on chemical and spectral discussions. The molecular formula of substance $V\;show\;C_{20}H_{18}O_6$ and its melting point is $120.5{\sim}121.5^{\circ}$. Due to the spectral data, it is confirmed that substance V is a (+) sesamin of lignan.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.109-114
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• 2011

Dendritic cells have been known as a member of strong innate immune cells against infectious organelles. In this study, we evaluated the cytokine expression of splenic dendritic cells in chronic mouse toxoplasmosis by tissue cyst-forming Me49 strain and demonstrated the distribution of lymphoid dendritic cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS). Pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-$1{\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-10 increased rapidly at week 1 post-infection (PI) and peaked at week 3 PI. Serum IL-10 level followed the similar patterns. FACS analysis showed that the number of $CD8{\alpha}^+/CD11c^+$ splenic dendritic cells increased at week 1 and peaked at week 3 PI. In conclusion, mouse splenic dendritic cells showed early and rapid cytokine changes and may have important protective roles in early phases of murine toxoplasmosis.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.558-565
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• 2015

Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum Sieb. Et Zucc) leaves were collected, air-dried and extracted with 70% aqueous acetone, then concentrated and sequentially fractionated using n-hexane, methylene chloride ($CH_2Cl_2$), ethylacetate (EtOAc), and $H_2O$. The EtOAc fraction was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column with various aqueous MeOH eluting solvents and finally treated with acetone-$H_2O$ (7:3, v/v) to isolate a gallotannin. According to the NMR analysis, including HSQC and HMBC, and with the comparison of authentic literature data, the isolate was elucidated as 6-m-digalloyl-1,2,3,4-tetra-O-galloyl ${\beta}$-D-(+)-glucose, one of hydrolyzable tannins and one of gallotannins. The compound was only gallotannin which was firstly isolated from the extracts of Katsura tree leaves, and has not been reported before in domestic tree sources.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.71-75
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• 2014

Nine triterpenes were isolated from the petroleum ether and MeOH extract of Perilla frutescens var. acuta leaves. Their structures were determined to be arjunic acid (1), maslinic acid (2), oleanolic acid (3), euscaphic acid (4), tormentic acid (5), 3-O-trans-p-coumaroyltormentic acid (6), 28-formyloxy-$3{\beta}$-hydroxy-urs-12-ene (7), ursolic acid (8), and corosolic acid (9) by spectroscopic methods. The compounds 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 were isolated for the first time from this plant and the Genus Labiatae. The isolated compounds (1-9) were tested for cytotoxicity against four human tumor cell lines (A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, and HCT-15) in vitro using a Sulforhodamin B bioassay.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.23-32
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• 1992

Kinetic studies of nucleophilic substitution reactions of dansyl, bansyl, dabsyl chlorides with pyridines have been investigated at $0^{\circ}C$ in a range of methanol-acetonitrile binary solvent mixtures. The order of magnitude for reactivity of substrates with pyridines in the same reaction condition is dabsyl chloride>dansyl chloride> bansyl chloride. The value of $\rho$n(-2.29~ -4.66) and $\beta$(0.537~0.901) associated with a change substituent in the nucleophile are large and indicate a relatively advanced bond formation in the transition state. Solvatochromic correlations were predicted the increase of bond formation transition state according to the increasing MeCN contents, showing the greater contribution of polarity polarizability ($\pi$*) than hydro-gen bond donar acidity($\alpha$). We conclude that the reactions of dansyl, bansyl, dabsyl chlorides with pyridines proceed via associative Sn2 type reaction mechanism.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.75-89
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• 1984

$^1O_2$ quenching abilities of several carotenoids which contain hydroxy, carbonyl and ester groups were compared quantitatively with $\beta$-carotene, and the capacity of the quenching was interpreted in the light of electronic effects. The rate constans of $^1O_2$ quenching of lutein diester and astaxanthin diester in MeOH solution were shown to be $1.9\times10^{10}M^{-1}Sec^{-1}$, $2.3\times10^{10}M^{-1}Sec^{-1}$ respectively. Under the experimental conditions, and within the carotenoid tested results, the larger the resonance energy is, the larger becomes the rate constant and consequently the lower the transition energy is, the better becomes the quencher.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.1142-1146
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• 2005

Seven sesquiterpene lactones were isolated by the chromatographic separation of the MeOH extract of the aerial parts of Saussurea calcicola (Compositae). Their structures were determined spectroscopically to be cynaropicrin (1), arguerin B (2), cebellin F (3), 8${\alpha}$-hydroxy-11${\alpha}$, 13-dihydrozaluzanin C (4), desacylcynaropicrin (5), 3${\beta}$-hydroxy-8${\alpha}$-epoxymethylacriloiloxy-4(15), 10(14), 11(13)-trien-guaian-6, 12-olide (6), and kandavanolide (7). Compounds 1 and 2 showed significant cytotoxicity against five cultured human tumor cell lines with $ED_{50}$ values ranging from $0.23{\~}1.72\;{\mu}g/mL$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.208-210
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• 2006

The enthalpies of transfer, $\Delta H_t^\theta$, of urea from water to aqueous ethanol, EtOH, propan-1-ol, PrOH, and acetonitrile, MeCN, are reported and analysed in terms of the new solvation theory. The analyses show that the solvation of urea is random in the considered solvent mixtures. It is also found that urea interact more strongly with EtOH or PrOH than water.