Identification of magnolol and honokiol as anxiolytic agents in extracts of Saiboku-to, an Oriental herbal medicine

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作者
Maruyama, Y
Kuribara, H
Morita, M
Yuzurihara, M
Weintraub, ST
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[1] Gunma Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neuropsychopharmacol, Maebashi, Gumma 371, Japan
[2] Gunma Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurobiol & Behav, Behav Res Inst, Maebashi, Gumma 371, Japan
[3] Tsumura & Co, Cent Res Labs, Ibaraki, Osaka 30011, Japan
[4] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biochem, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA
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JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS | 1998年 / 61卷 / 01期
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10.1021/np9702446
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
The principal active anxiolytic components in Saiboku-to, an Oriental herbal medicine, have been isolated and identified as magnolol (5,5'-di-2-propenyl-1,1'-biphenyl-2,2'-diol) and honokiol (3',5-di-2-propenyl-1, 1'-biphenyl-2,4'-diol). Evaluation by means of an elevated plus-maze test showed that honokiol was at least 5000 times more potent than Saiboku-to when mice were treated orally for 7 days.
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