Disease relevance of Convallaria

• After administration of streptozotocin (200 mg/kg i.p.) on day 12 the development of hyperphagia, polydipsia, body weight loss, hyperglycaemia and hypoinsulinaemia were not affected by blackberry, celandine, lady's mantle or lily of the valley [1].

High impact information on Convallaria

• The proteins of the contractile spasmoneme from Vorticella convallaria, Carcheslium polypinum, and Zoothamnium geniculatum have been extracted in the detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), as well as urea and guanidine hydrochloride (GuCl) [2].
• This value coincides with that of the isometric tension of a glycerol-treated V. convallaria, confirming that the contractile system of V. convallaria is well preserved despite glycerol treatment [3].
• The cardenolide pattern of Speirantha convallarioides has been investigated and compared with Convallaria majalis, a close relative with active cardenolides and used extensively as a cardiac remedy [4].
• Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a Vorticella convallaria spasmin: an EF-hand calcium-binding protein [5].
• The most pronounced effects were observed for the oils of citronella, cloves and lily of the valley [6].

Associations of Convallaria with chemical compounds

• This was also the case for phenethyl alcohol, a minor component in the oil from lily of the valley [6].
• Progesterone was extracted from leaves and subterranean parts of Convallaria majalis L. and quantified by radioimmunoassay [7].
• Some major constituents of these oils, e.g. citronellol and geraniol (oil of citronella and lily of the valley) and eugenol (oil of cloves) showed pronounced repelling effects [6].

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