A bioassay-guided fractionation of the 80 % ethanolic extract from Bocconia frutescens L. roots, showing a dose-dependent inhibitory effect towards both [(3)H]-angiotensin II and [(3)H]-BQ-123 binding to the human angiotensin II AT 1 and endothelin 1 ET(A) receptors, led to an alkaloidal subfraction
The type of interaction of 5-methyl-2,3,7,8-bis(methylenedioxy)benzo[c]phenanthridinium (sanguinarine), an alkaloid isolated from the root of Bocconia frutescens L., with the human angiotensin AT(1) receptor was evaluated in both intact cells and membrane binding of
Nineteen plants from the Republic of Panama were selected by their traditional uses in the treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular, mental and feeding disorders and 149 extracts were screened using radioligand-receptor-binding assays. The methanol:dicloromethane extracts of the bark and leaves of
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