High impact information on Illicium

• At a concentration of 2 mg/ml, anethol extracted from star anise seeds inhibited the growth of all the strains [1].
• B6C3HF1 mouse vibrissae follicles were cultured in serum-free medium for 7 days at 31 degrees C. Follicles treated with water-soluble (WS) extracts of the leaves, fruits and roots of Illicium anisatum or shikimic acid grew significantly longer than controls [2].
• Two lignans of the tetrahydrofuran type, di-O-methyltetrahydrofuroguaiacin B (1) and (+)-veraguensin (2) were isolated from fruits and leaves of Illicium floridanum Ellis (Illiciaceae) [3].
• Bicycloillicinone asarone acetal: a novel prenylated C6-C3 compound increasing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity from Illicium tashiroi [4].
• Bicycloillicinone asarone acetal (1), a novel bicyclic prenylated C6-C3 compound, has been isolated from the woods of Illicium tashiroi and its structure has been elucidated by spectroscopic analyses and chemical degradation [4].

Biological context of Illicium

• The insecticidal activities of materials derived from the fruit of star anise, Illicium verum, against adults of Blattella germanica were examined by direct contact application and fumigation methods, and compared with those of DDVP, deltamethrin and hydramethylnon [5].

Associations of Illicium with chemical compounds

• Anisatin, a potent GABA antagonist, isolated from Illicium anisatum [6].
• Abietane diterpenes from Illicium angustisepalum [7].
• Seven new seco-prezizaane-type sesquiterpenes were isolated from the methanol extract of the pericarps of Illicium merrillianum [8].
• Ethanol extracts of Brussels sprouts (BRX), Schizandra chinensis (SZX) or Illicium verum (IVX) were added to a semi-purified basal diet and fed to adult male and female C57B1/6 mice for 14 and 10 days, respectively [9].
• A new phenylpropanoid glucoside from the fruits of Illicium verum [10].

Gene context of Illicium

• Neurotropic components from star anise (Illicium verum Hook. fil.) [11].
• Among the plants examined, Acer ginnala, Illicium religiosum and Cornus macrophylla exerted the most strong inhibitory activity on aldose reductase [12].

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