Publications (11)25.19 Total impact
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Article: Per-N-methylated analogues of an antitumor bicyclic hexapeptide RA-VII.
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ABSTRACT: Penta-N-methyl and hexa-N-methyl analogues of RA-VII, an antitumor bicyclic hexapeptide of plant origin, were prepared. In the former, the nitrogens of d-Ala-1 and Ala-4 and in the latter, those of d-Ala-1, Ala-2, and Ala-4 were methylated under the phase-transfer catalysis conditions. Their solution structures were established by NOESY experiments and the crystal structures by X-ray crystallography. Those two methylated analogues showed much weaker cytotoxicity against P-388 leukemia cells than the parent RA-VII.Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 03/2011; 19(7):2458-63. · 2.82 Impact Factor -
Article: HPLC separation of naringin, neohesperidin and their C-2 epimers in commercial samples and herbal medicines.
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ABSTRACT: Flavanone glycosides, such as naringin and neohesperidin, are distributed in some Citrus species and have a chiral center in the C-2 position of the flavanone moiety. Naringin and neohesperidin (2S-form) were separated from the corresponding C-2 epimers (2R-epi-form) by normal-phase HPLC using a polysaccaride-derived chiral stationary phases (CSPs), CHIRALPAK IB. The analyses of commercial samples of naringin revealed that the relative ratios of naringin to the C-2 epimer were 29-89%. In the case of a commercial sample of neohesperidin, the relative ratio of the neohesperidin (2S-form) is 84%. The HPLC application to Citrus species used as crude drugs in Japan (Kijitsu, Kikoku and Tohi) showed that the relative ratios of naringin to the C-2 epimer were 75-93% in Kijitsu, 74-79% in Kikoku and 54-64% in Tohi. However, there is a quite small ratio of the (2R)-epi-neohesperidin in Citrus. This result suggested that the averages of relative ratio of (2S)-naringin in Citrus species reduced according to the maturity of fruits (Kijitsu<Kikoku<Tohi). Since the relative ratios of (2S)-naringin of dry extracts of 5 Kampo formulations (including Kijitsu or Kikoku) decreased to 42-54%, the conversion from naringin to the (2R)-epimer might be enhanced during the decoction process of the formulations.Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 05/2008; 46(5):864-9. · 2.97 Impact Factor -
Article: A novel bicyclic hexapeptide, RA-XVIII, from Rubia cordifolia: structure, semi-synthesis, and cytotoxicity.
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ABSTRACT: A new bicyclic peptide of RA-series, RA-XVIII (3), was isolated from the roots of Rubia cordifolia L. Its structure was established to be a hydroxylated derivative of RA-VII by the semi-synthesis of 3 from deoxybouvardin, and its cytotoxicity against P-388 cells was 0.012 microg/mL.Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 02/2008; 18(2):808-11. · 2.65 Impact Factor -
Article: Authentication and chemical study of isodonis herba and isodonis extracts.
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ABSTRACT: Isodonis Herba is used as a Japanese dietary supplement and folk medicine. The extract of the herb (Isodonis extract) is also used as a food additive whose major compound is enmein (1). Here we compared internal transcribed spacer sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA from Isodonis Herba available on the Japanese and Chinese crude drug markets, and found that the former derived from Isodon japonicus and Isodon trichocarpus, while the latter derived from distinct species such as Isodon eriocalyx. The liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry profiles of Isodonis Herba were classified into four chemotypes (A to D) according to the ratio of the major constituents. Types B and C contained 1 and oridonin (2) as major components, respectively. An intermediate (or mixed) form of types B and C in various ratios was designed type A. Type D contained eriocalyxin B (3) as its major component. Japanese herba were types A-C, while Chinese herba were types C and D. The commercial Isodonis extract products tested were classified as type D, suggesting that they originated from Chinese Herba. Understanding the relationship between extract constituents and DNA profiles is important for the official specification of dietary supplements and food additives of plant origin.CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN 12/2007; 55(11):1626-30. · 1.59 Impact Factor -
Article: The constituents of the roots of Ampelopsis japonica
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ABSTRACT: Six compounds, schizandriside, resveratrol, (+)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, (+)-gallocatechin, and (−)-epicatechin gallate, were isolated from the roots of Ampelopsis japonica (Vitaceae). Their structures were determined on the basis of both chemical and spectroscopic data.Journal of Natural Medicines 01/2007; 61(2):224-225. · 1.39 Impact Factor -
Article: Iridoid glycosides and cucurbitacin glycoside from Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora.
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ABSTRACT: Three iridoid glycosides, picrorosides A (1), B (2) and C (3), and a cucurbitacin glycoside, scrophoside A (4), were isolated from the rhizomes of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Scrophulariaceae), along with two known iridoid glycosides, picrosides I (5) and II (6), and three known cucurbitacin glycosides (7-9). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of both chemical and spectroscopic data.Phytochemistry 01/2007; 67(24):2691-6. · 3.35 Impact Factor -
Article: Two phenylpropanoid glycosides from Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora.
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ABSTRACT: Two new phenylpropanoid glycosides, scrophulosides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the rhizomes of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Scrophulariaceae), along with two known compounds, androsin (3) and picroside I. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of both chemical and spectroscopic data.CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN 03/2006; 54(2):275-7. · 1.59 Impact Factor -
Article: HPLC separation of hesperidin and the C-2 epimer in commercial hesperidin samples and herbal medicines.
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ABSTRACT: Hesperidin (2S-form), the flavanone 7-O-glycoside, is the main constituent of some Citrus species. The peels of two Citrus species are used as a crude drug, Aurantii nobilis pericarpium, in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia and as components in Kampo formulae. Thus, HPLC analysis of hesperidin as a marker compound is needed for quality control of medicines. Hesperidin was separated from the corresponding C-2 epimer by normal-phase HPLC using a chiral column. Moreover, narirutin and neohesperidin were also separated from the corresponding C-2 epimer. The analyses of commercial hesperidin samples revealed that they contained the C-2 epimer and that the relative ratio of hesperidin to the epimer ranged from 92:8 to 59:41. The HPLC application to Citrus extracts suggested that naturally occurring hesperidin in Citrus has the 2S configuration; however, the dry extracts of rikkunshito and chotosan, which are Kampo formulations containing Aurantii nobilis pericarpium, were found to contain a considerable amount of the (2R)-epimer. These data suggest that the decoction process of the formulae partly converts hesperidin to the epimer. Because diastereomers differ from each other in physicochemical and biological activities, HPLC to separate hesperidin from the C-2 epimer should be introduced into the letter of approval for herbal medicines.Chirality 09/2005; 17(7):373-7. · 2.35 Impact Factor -
Article: Quassinoid glucosides from seeds of Brucea amarissima.
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ABSTRACT: Quassinoid glucosides, javanicosides I, J, K and L, were isolated from the seeds of Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Desv. ex B. A. Gomes (Simaroubaceae), along with two known quassinoids, i.e. bruceins D and E, and seven known quassinoid glucosides, yadanziosides B, C, E, I and K, bruceoside B and yadanzigan. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of the spectral data and chemical evidence.Phytochemistry 01/2005; 65(23):3167-73. · 3.35 Impact Factor -
Article: New quassinoids, javanicolides C and D and javanicosides B--F, from seeds of Brucea javanica.
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ABSTRACT: Two new quassinoids, javanicolides C and D, and five new quassinoid glucosides, javanicosides B-F, were isolated from the seeds of Brucea javanica, along with eight known quassinoids, i.e., yadanziolides A, C, D, and S, bruceins D and E, brusatol, and the aglycone of yadanzioside D, and 19 known quassinoid glucosides, i.e., yadanziosides A-G, I, and K-P, bruceosides A-C and E, and bruceantinoside A. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data and chemical evidence.Journal of Natural Products 06/2004; 67(5):863-8. · 3.13 Impact Factor -
Article: A structure–activity relationship study of brusatol, an antitumor quassinoid
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2004–2011
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Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science
Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan
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2005–2008
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National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
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Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan
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