Kaurenoic acid (KA) is a diterpene which displays selective antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Kaurenoic acid exhibits uterine relaxant activity via calcium blockade and opening ATP-sensitive potassium channels.
A novel actinomycete producing heliquinomycin and 9'-methoxy-heliquinomycin, designated strain jys28T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Pinus yunnanensis and characterized using a polyphasic approach. The strain had morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic properties identical to those of members of the genus
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 130(2), 262-266 (2010-05-11)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGYCAL RELEVANCE: The tea from the leaves of Baccharis illinita DC (Asteraceae family) is commonly used by the population as anti-inflammatory (including topically), protective gastric and anti-infectious. However, no studies have been done with this species to confirm its topical
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 29(7), 560-568 (2009-04-25)
This study evaluated the potential cytotoxicity of the natural diterpenoids kauren-19-oic acid (KA), 14-hydroxy-kaurane (1) and xylopic acid (2), and semi-synthetic derivatives of KA (3-5) towards human cancer cell lines (K562, HL60, MDA-MB435 and SF295) and lymphocytes. Mouse erythrocytes were
Frontiers in microbiology, 10, 2806-2806 (2019-12-24)
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of neonatal infections worldwide; and the maternal vaginal-rectal colonization increases the risk of vertical transmission of GBS to neonates and development of infections. This study reports the in vitro
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 18(8-9), 677-682 (2011-01-08)
This study investigates the anti-inflammatory effects of a diterpenoid, kaurenoic acid, isolated from the root of Aralia continentalis (Araliaceae). To determine its anti-inflammatory effects, LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages were treated with different concentrations of kaurenoic acid and carrageenan-induced paw edema mice
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