A novel polysaccharide (PP) was isolated and purified from Pholidota chinensis Lindl. The structure of PP was investigated by HPLC, IR, NMR, etc. and the antioxidant activity was evaluated by hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion assay. Results showed Pholidota chinensis Lindl. contained 3.35% (dry
A major polysaccharide PCP-I was isolated and purified from Pholidota chinensis Lindl. The physicochemical and structural properties of PCP-I were studied using high-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC), gas chromatography (GC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), periodate
Pholidota chinensis Lindl. is commonly used as functional tea or folk medicine in China, but few studies have been conducted on its phenolic composition and bioactivities. This study was aimed to investigate the phenolic profiles of P. chinensis extracts by different solvents (petroleum ether, ethyl
One new phenanthrene derivative phoimbrtol A (1) with seven known compounds, loddigesiinol B (2), shanciol B (3), (-)-medioresinol (4), (-)-pinoresinol (5), quercetin 3-O-β-L-arabinofuranoside (6), luteolin 7-O-β-glucoside (7) and platycaryanin D (8) have been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract
In general, anti-inflammatory treatment is considered for multiple liver diseases despite the etiology. But current drugs for alleviating liver inflammation have defects, making it necessary to develop more potent and safer drugs for liver injury. In this study, we screened a series of
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