Search Results - "Balsevich, John"
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Antiproliferative quillaic acid and gypsogenin saponins from Saponaria officinalis L. roots
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-05-2015)“…Extraction of soapwort roots led to isolation of 14 purified quillaic acid and gypsogenin bisdesmosidic saponins. Structures were determined mainly on the…”
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biosynthesis of Caryophyllaceae-like cyclic peptides in Saponaria vaccaria L. from DNA-encoded precursors
Published in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology (01-08-2011)“…Cyclic peptides (CPs) are produced in a very wide range of taxa. Their biosynthesis generally involves either non-ribosomal peptide synthases or…”
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Catharanthine dilates small mesenteric arteries and decreases heart rate and cardiac contractility by inhibition of voltage-operated calcium channels on vascular smooth muscle cells and cardiomyocytes
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-06-2013)“…Catharanthine is a constituent of anticancer vinca alkaloids. Its cardiovascular effects have not been investigated. This study compares the in vivo…”
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Antiproliferative activity of Saponaria vaccaria constituents and related compounds
Published in Fitoterapia (2012)“…Total methanolic extracts of Saponaria vaccaria seed derived from several varieties, as well as various purified components obtained through successive…”
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Saponin Biosynthesis in Saponaria vaccaria. cDNAs Encoding β-Amyrin Synthase and a Triterpene Carboxylic Acid Glucosyltransferase
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-02-2007)“…Saponaria vaccaria (Caryophyllaceae), a soapwort, known in western Canada as cowcockle, contains bioactive oleanane-type saponins similar to those found in…”
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Interaction of saponin 1688 with phase separated lipid bilayers
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes (01-07-2017)“…Saponins are a diverse family of naturally occurring plant triterpene or steroid glycosides that have a wide range of biological activities. They have been…”
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Use of digitoxin and digoxin as internal standards in HPLC analysis of triterpene saponin-containing extracts
Published in Phytochemical analysis (2009)“…INTRODUCTION: Saponins are widely distributed complex plant glycosides possessing a variety of structure-dependent bioactivities. Quantitation of individual…”
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Isolation and characterization of a 2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenase involved in the second-to-last step in vindoline biosynthesis
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-11-1990)“…Young leaves from Catharanthus roseus plants contain the enzymes which convert the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, tabersonine by three hydroxylations, two…”
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Response of cultured maize cells to (+)-abscisic acid, (-)-abscisic acid, and their metabolites
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-09-1994)“…The metabolism and effects of (+)-S- and (-)-R-abscisic acid (ABA) and some metabolites were studied in maize (Zea mays L cv Black Mexican Sweet)…”
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8'-Methylene abscisic acid: an effective and persistent analog of abscisic acid
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-05-1997)“…We report here the synthesis and biological activity of a new persistent abscisic acid (ABA) analog, 8'-methylene ABA. This ABA analog has one additional…”
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Analysis of bisdesmosidic saponins in Saponaria vaccaria L. by HPLC-PAD-MS: identification of new quillaic acid and gypsogenin 3-O-Trisaccharides
Published in Phytochemical analysis (01-11-2006)“…A high-performance liquid chromatographic method using photodiode array and single quadrupole electrospray mass detection for analysis and profiling of…”
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L‐Tryptophan ethyl ester dilates small mesenteric arteries by inhibition of voltage‐operated calcium channels in smooth muscle
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-05-2012)“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE L‐tryptophan (L‐W) is a precursor of the vasoconstrictor, 5‐HT. However, acute administration of L‐W ethyl ester (L‐Wee) lowered blood…”
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Pressurized low polarity water extraction of saponins from cow cockle seed
Published in Journal of food engineering (01-05-2007)“…Pressurized low polarity water (PLPW) extraction of cow cockle seed was carried out to determine the effect of extraction conditions (temperature (125–175 °C),…”
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L‐Tryptophan methyl ester Evokes Endothelium‐, Serotonin‐Independent Biphasic Vasoconstrictor and Vasodilator Responses in Rat Mesenteric Arterioles
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2010)“…The vascular effects of L‐tryptophan (L‐W) are unknown. The in vitro responses to L‐W and its cell permeant analog, L‐W methyl ester (L‐Wme), were compared in…”
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Decreases in splanchnic vascular resistance contribute to hypotensive effects of L-serine in hypertensive rats
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-06-2010)“…l-Serine administration reduces mean arterial pressure (MAP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats rendered hypertensive by…”
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Saponin Biosynthesis in Saponaria vaccaria. cDNAs Encoding β-Amyrin Synthase and a Triterpene Carboxylic Acid Glucosyltransferase1[OA]
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-02-2007)“…Saponaria vaccaria (Caryophyllaceae), a soapwort, known in western Canada as cowcockle, contains bioactive oleanane-type saponins similar to those found in…”
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Saponin Biosynthesis in Saponaria vaccaria. cDNAs Encoding [beta]-Amyrin Synthase and a Triterpene Carboxylic Acid Glucosyltransferase1[OA]
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-02-2007)“…Saponaria vaccaria (Caryophyllaceae), a soapwort, known in western Canada as cowcockle, contains bioactive oleanane-type saponins similar to those found in…”
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Characterization of an abscisic acid carrier in suspension-cultured barley cells
Published in Journal of experimental botany (01-11-1994)“…The uptake of [3H]-abscisic acid in barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Heartland) cell cultures was found to be mediated through both non-saturable and saturable…”
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Induction of (+)-abscisic acid 8′ hydroxylase by (+)-abscisic acid in cultured maize cells
Published in Journal of experimental botany (1997)“…In vivo measurements of the enzymatic hydroxylation of the phytohormone (+)-abscisic acid to hormonally inactive (–)-phaseic acid in corn cell cultures…”
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