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Ornithogalum

Krauze, K. et al., Verschaeve, L. et al., Kuroda, M. et al., Barbujani, G. et al., Bamhare, C., et al.

Verschaeve, Kestens, Taylor, Elgorashi, Maes, Van Puyvelde, De Kimpe, Van Staden,

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Disease relevance of Ornithogalum

Dichloromethane extracts from different parts of Rhamnus prinoides, Ornithogalum longibracteatum, Gardenia volkensii, Spirostachys africana, Diospyros whyteana, Syzigium cordatum and Prunus africana were investigated for mutagenic and antimutagenic effects in Salmonella/microsome and micronucleus tests [1].

High impact information on Ornithogalum

Using anti-caldesmon polyclonal and monoclonal (raised against the N-terminal fragment of chicken gizzard caldesmon) antibodies, a plant caldesmon-like protein, 107 kDa as determined by SDS-gel electrophoresis, has been identified based on Western blotting of total extracts of Ornithogalum virens pollen tubes [2].
The geographical patterns of quinacrine banding polymorphism at 20 sites, and of numbers of accessory (B) chromosomes, were studied in nine Italian populations of Ornithogalum montanum Cyr. ex Ten [3].
Phytochemical analyses have been carried out on the fresh bulbs of Ornithogalum thyrsoides with particular attention to the steroidal glycoside constituents, resulting in the isolation of four new spirostanol saponins and seven new cholestane glycosides, together with three known steroidal compounds [4].
The main clinical and necropsy features of field and experimental cases of suspected cardiac glycoside intoxication following ingestion and dosing of the plant Ornithogalum nanodes, are described [5].

Biological context of Ornithogalum

Potent growth inhibitory activity of a novel Ornithogalum cholestane glycoside on human cells: induction of apoptosis in promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells [6].

Anatomical context of Ornithogalum

Saundersiosides C-H, rearranged cholestane glycosides from the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae and their cytostatic activity on HL-60 cells [7].

Associations of Ornithogalum with chemical compounds

Phytochemical examination of the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae yielded six cholestane rhamnosides, two of which had previously been isolated from the same plant material [8].

References

Investigation of the antimutagenic effects of selected South African medicinal plant extracts. Verschaeve, L., Kestens, V., Taylor, J.L., Elgorashi, E.E., Maes, A., Van Puyvelde, L., De Kimpe, N., Van Staden, J. Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA. (2004) [Pubmed]
The first caldesmon-like protein in higher plants. Krauze, K., Makuch, R., Stepka, M., Dabrowska, R. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1998) [Pubmed]
Geographical patterns of karyotype polymorphism in Italian populations of Ornithogalum montanum (Liliaceae). Barbujani, G., Pigliucci, M. Heredity (1989) [Pubmed]
Steroidal glycosides from the bulbs of Ornithogalum thyrsoides. Kuroda, M., Mimaki, Y., Ori, K., Sakagami, H., Sashida, Y. J. Nat. Prod. (2004) [Pubmed]
Suspected cardiac glycoside intoxication in sheep and goats in Namibia due to Ornithogalum nanodes (Leighton). Bamhare, C. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. (1998) [Pubmed]
Potent growth inhibitory activity of a novel Ornithogalum cholestane glycoside on human cells: induction of apoptosis in promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. Hirano, T., Oka, K., Mimaki, Y., Kuroda, M., Sashida, Y. Life Sci. (1996) [Pubmed]
Saundersiosides C-H, rearranged cholestane glycosides from the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae and their cytostatic activity on HL-60 cells. Kuroda, M., Mimaki, Y., Sashida, Y. Phytochemistry (1999) [Pubmed]
Cholestane rhamnosides from the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae. Kuroda, M., Mimaki, Y., Sashida, Y. Phytochemistry (1999) [Pubmed]

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