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Life Sciences
Findings from University of Illinois in life sciences reported
October 21st, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Following chemotaxonomic evidence, the PE and CHC13 extracts of the roots of the botanical Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (Dang Gui) were investigated for in vitro anti-TB activity, in parallel to studying their serotonergic and GABAergic potential. The activities were confirmed to overlap chemically with the neurotropic active principles present in medium lipophilic fractions." "Phytochemical investigations led to the isolation of five polyynes: falcarindiol (1), 9Z,17-octadecadiene-12,14-diyne-1,11,16-trioi,l-acetate (2), oplopandiol (3), beptadeca-l-ene-9,10-epoxy-4,6-diyne-3,8-dioI (4) and the new polyyne...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-21)
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