Chitin synthase II inhibitory activity of ursolic acid, isolated from Crataegus pinnatifida

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作者
Jeong, TS
Hwang, EI
Lee, HB
Lee, ES
Kim, YK
Min, BS
Bae, KH
Bok, SH
Kim, SU
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[1] KIST, Korea Res Inst Biosci & Biotechnol, Plant Protectants Res Unit, Taejon 305600, South Korea
[2] Korea Res Inst Biosci & Biotechnol, Prot Regulat RU, Taejon, South Korea
[3] Chungnam Natl Univ, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharmacol, Taejon, South Korea
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10.1055/s-2006-960474
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
Two triterpenoid compounds, ursolic acid and uvaol, were isolated from Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge leaves. Ursolic acid inhibits chitin synthase II from S. cerevisiae with an IC50 value of 0.84 mu g/ml and the inhibition appears to be selective for chitin synthase II, whereas uvaol has no inhibitory activity up to 280 mu g/ml. Oleanolic acid, alpha-hederin hydrate, and betulic acid inhibited the chitin synthase II activity under the same conditions with an IC50 of 5.6, 64.3, and 98.7 mu g/ml, respectively.
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