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Apocynaceae

 
 
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High impact information on Apocynaceae

  • Actinophyllic acid, a potent indole alkaloid inhibitor of the coupled enzyme assay carboxypeptidase u/hippuricase from the leaves of Alstonia actinophylla (Apocynaceae) [1].
  • Gastroprotective mechanisms of indole alkaloids from Himatanthus lancifolius [2].
  • The indole alkaloids mixture (AlkF) obtained from the barks of Himatanthus lancifolius (Muell. Arg.) Woodson was evaluated for gastroprotective properties in rodents [2].
  • The optimized HPLC system was applied for the separation of 23 standard indole alkaloids as well as for qualitative and quantitative analyses of crude alkaloid extracts of Rauvolfia serpentina X Rhazya stricta hybrid cell cultures [3].
  • The latex from Himatanthus sucuuba is used in popular amazonian medicine as an anti-inflammatory remedy [4].
 

Biological context of Apocynaceae

  • Rhazimine from Rhazya stricta: a dual inhibitor of arachidonic acid metabolism and platelet activating factor-induced platelet aggregation [5].
  • The enzymatic properties of Plumeria rubra latex have been evaluated for the first time, showing a high activity in both hydrolysis and synthesis reactions, and compared to the biocatalytic behavior of babaco (Vasconcellea x Heilbornii cv.) latex [6].
  • In synthesis reactions (esterification, alcoholysis, and interesterification) biocatalyzed by Plumeria latex, correlation between best reaction yields and water activity cannot be done [6].
  • A cysteine protease, with a high cysteine content and a high degree of amino terminal sequence homology with ervatamins B and C, has been purified from the latex of Ervatamia heyneana (Family Apocynaceae) [7].
  • The effects of a leaf extract of the traditional medicinal plant Rhazya stricta (0.25, 1.0 and 4.0 g/kg/day for 3 days) on reduced glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LP) and ascorbic acid (AA) concentrations in the liver and kidneys were studied in rats 24 h after the last dose [8].
 

Anatomical context of Apocynaceae

  • This study reveals that the bark of Himatanthus lancifolius possesses one or more indole alkaloids able to alter non-vascular and vascular smooth muscle responsiveness, an event that may involve the blocking of calcium entry or changes on intracellular calcium utilization or mobilization [9].
 

Associations of Apocynaceae with chemical compounds

 

Gene context of Apocynaceae

References

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