TL;DR: Seven compounds obtained from Morina genus for the first time were isolated from the water‐soluble fraction of ethanol extracts of Morina nepalensis var.
Abstract: 7-Deoxyloganic acid (1), citrusin C (2), 3,4-dihydroxyl benzoic acid (3) and (E)-caffeic acid (4) were isolated from the water-soluble fraction of ethanol extracts of Morina nepalensis var. alba Hand.-Mazz. and their structures were determined on the basis of sectroscopic evidence. The total assignments of H-1 and C-13 NMR spectra of 1 in solvents CD3OD, D2O and CDCl3 were reported, in addition to the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of its tetraacetate la. All compounds were obtained from Morina genus for the first time. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
TL;DR: Dpersal-vicariance analyses support the view that Valerina radiated initially within Asia, with subsequent movement into Europe in Morinaceae, Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae, and into the New World in ValerIANaceae.
TL;DR: In this article, two new acylated flavonoid glycosides (1 and 2) together with four known compounds (3-6) were isolated from the whole plant of Morina nepalensis var alba Hand.-Mazz.
Abstract: From the whole plant of Morina nepalensis var. alba Hand.-Mazz., two new acylated flavonoid glycosides (1 and 2), together with four known flavonoid glycosides (3-6), were isolated. Their structures were determined to be quercetin 3-O-[2"'-O-(E)-caffeoyl]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (monepalin A, 1), quercetin 3-O-[2"'-O-(E)-caffeoyl]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (monepalin B, 2), quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (rumarin, 3), quercetin 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside (4), quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5) and apigenin 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6). Their structures were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Complete assignments of the H-1 and C-13 NMR spectra of all compounds were achieved from the 2D NMR spectra, including H-H COSY, HMQC, HMBC and 2D HMQC-TOCSY spectra. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
TL;DR: For ratos machos da raca Wistar, a hiperlipidemia foi induzida pela administracao de Triton, na dose de 300 mg/kg de peso vivo as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de diferentes doses de baicaleina, morina, naringenina, naringina, quercetina e rutina no aumento dos niveis de colesterol-HDL e triglicerois em ratos hiperlipidemicos. Tais flavonoides foram administrados em 3 doses (5, 10, 15 mg/animal) a ratos machos da raca Wistar, com 30 dias de vida, alimentados com dieta nao purificada de formula da marca Labina®. A hiperlipidemia foi induzida pela administracao de Triton, na dose de 300 mg/kg de peso vivo. Apos 24 horas, os flavonoides foram administrados, sendo cada dose aplicada em grupos de 8 animais. Apos 48 horas da aplicacao do Triton, os animais foram anestesiados e, por puncao cardiaca, amostras de sangue foram coletadas para realizacao das analises de colesterol, colesterol-HDL e triacilglicerois no soro. Os melhores resultados para a reducao do colesterol foram obtidos com os flavonoides quercetina e rutina, na dose de 5 mg, e naringenina, na dose de 10 mg. A baicaleina, nas doses de 5 e 10 mg, foi a que apresentou as menores reducoes para colesterol-HDL. Ja para as concentracoes de triacilglicerois, a baicaleina foi a que mais reduziu este parâmetro, independentemente da dose utilizada.