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Comparative anti-hyperglycemic potentials of medicinal plantsIrene M Villaseñor
Natural Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines
J Ethnopharmacol 104:129-31. 2006..07 for Eucalyptus tereticornis. There was no significant lowering in BGLs for Imperata cylindrica and Solanum nigrum while there was even an increase in BGLs for Nopalea cochinellifera and Artemisia vulgaris...
Cassiaindoline, a new analgesic and anti-inflammatory alkaloid from Cassia alataIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines
Z Naturforsch C 64:335-8. 2009..It exhibited analgesic activity at a dosage of 125.0 mg/kg mouse and decreased the number of writhings induced by acetic acid by 49.4%. It also showed a 57.1% anti-inflammatory activity at a dosage of 75 mg/kg mouse...
Menthalactone, a new analgesic from Mentha cordifolia Opiz. LeavesIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry, Uiversity of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 11010 Philippines
Z Naturforsch C 64:809-12. 2009..01 and approximates the analgesic activity of mefenamic acid at 0.001 level of significance...
Antimicrobial activity of new phorbins from Jatropha curcas Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) leavesIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Z Naturforsch C 66:441-6. 2011..Compound 2 was characterized as methyl pheophorbide a with 132-OH and 17- and 17(1)-CH3 moieties. It is active against Serratia marcescens...
Evaluation of the bioactivity of triterpene mixture isolated from Carmona retusa (Vahl.) Masam leavesIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1101 Quezon City, Philippines
J Ethnopharmacol 92:53-6. 2004..The triterpene mixture was inactive against Escherichia coli and possessed moderate activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes...
Bioactivity studies on Cassia alata Linn. leaf extractsIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101
Phytother Res 16:S93-6. 2002..At a dosage of 150 mg/20 g mouse, the EtOAc extract caused paralysis, screen grip loss and enophthalmus accompanied by drooping and closure of the eyelids...
Spasmolytic flavonoids from Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M. PerryEvangeline C Amor
Institute of Chemistry, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
Z Naturforsch C 60:67-71. 2005..Verapamil, a standard spasmolytic, has an IC50 value of 0.16 +/- 0.04 microg/ml. This is the first report of the relaxant activity of chalcones, specifically of compounds 1-3...
Prolyl endopeptidase inhibitors from Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. PerryEvangeline C Amor
Institute of Chemistry, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman 1101 Quezon City, Philippines
Z Naturforsch C 59:86-92. 2004..Compounds 3-8 and 10 exhibited significant and selective inhibition against prolyl endopeptidase among three serine proteases. This is the first report of this kind of activity for all these compounds...
A new antimutagen from Mentha cordifolia OpizIrene M Villaseñor
Institute of Chemistry and Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
Mutat Res 515:141-6. 2002..001. Moreover, the isolated antimutagen did not exhibit mutagenic activity at the same dosage. Statistical analysis showed that it is not mutagenic at 0.001 level of significance because its variance differs from that of tetracycline...
