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Zacuto MJ, Dunn RF, Figus M. One-Step Synthesis of 1-Chloro-3-arylacetone Derivatives from Arylacetic Acids. J Org Chem 2014; 79:8917-25. [DOI: 10.1021/jo5016486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael J. Zacuto
- Department of Process Research, Merck Research Laboratory, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research, Merck Research Laboratory, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research, Merck Research Laboratory, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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Ulbricht C, Windsor RC. An Evidence-Based Systematic Review of Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, Actaea racemosa) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration. J Diet Suppl 2014; 12:265-358. [PMID: 25153652 DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2014.946731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
An evidence-based systematic review of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, Actaea racemosa) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration consolidates the safety and efficacy data available in the scientific literature using a validated, reproducible grading rationale. This article includes written and statistical analysis of clinical trials, plus a compilation of expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology, and dosing.
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Bai Y, Zhang Q, Jia P, Yang L, Sun Y, Nan Y, Wang S, Meng X, Wu Y, Qin F, Sun Z, Gao X, Liu P, Luo K, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Xiao C, Liao S, Liu J, Wang C, Fang J, Wang X, Wang J, Gao R, An X, Zhang X, Zheng X. Improved Process for Pilot-Scale Synthesis of Danshensu ((±)-DSS) and Its Enantiomer Derivatives. Org Process Res Dev 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/op4002593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yajun Bai
- Key
Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Material Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi’an, 710032, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Faculty
of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K
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Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Yang CLH, Chik SCC, Li JCB, Cheung BKW, Lau ASY. Identification of the bioactive constituent and its mechanisms of action in mediating the anti-inflammatory effects of black cohosh and related Cimicifuga species on human primary blood macrophages. J Med Chem 2009; 52:6707-15. [PMID: 19835377 DOI: 10.1021/jm9006164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Cimicifuga species have been used as traditional medicinal herbs to treat inflammation and symptoms associated with menopause in Asia, Europe, and North America. However, the underlying mechanism of their anti-inflammatory effects remains to be investigated. With bioactivity guided purification involving the use of partitioning extraction and high performance liquid chromatography, we isolated one of the key bioactive constituents from the rhizome extracts of Cimicifuga racemosa. By NMR spectroscopy, the molecule was identified to be cimiracemate A (1). This compound (140 muM) suppressed the lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-alpha production in the blood macrophages by 47 +/- 19% and 58 +/- 30% at LPS concentrations of 1 ng/mL and 10 ng/mL, respectively. The anti-inflammatory activity of compound 1 may be due to its modulation of a signaling mitogen activated protein kinase and transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB activities. Compound 1 was found in other Cimicifuga species. Our data indicate that compound 1 or its chemical analogues may have the potential to be further developed as a new class of therapeutic agent.
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- Cindy L H Yang
- Molecular Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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