Anti-Platelet Aggregation and Vasorelaxing Effects of the Constituents of the Rhizomes of Zingiber officinale

Autor: Tian-Shung Wu, Ping-Chung Kuo, Yu-Yi Chan, Yu-Ren Liao, Yann-Lii Leu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 17, Iss 8, Pp 8928-8937 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17088928
Popis: In the present study, the chemical investigation of the bioactive fractions of the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale has resulted in the identification of twenty-nine compounds including one new compound, O-methyldehydrogingerol (1). Some of the isolates were subjected into the evaluation of their antiplatelet aggregation and vasorelaxing bioactivities. Among the tested compounds, [6]-gingerol (13) and [6]-shogaol (17) exhibited potent anti-platelet aggregation bioactivity. In addition, [10]-gingerol (15) inhibited the Ca2+-dependent contractions in high K+ medium. According to the results in the present research, the bioactivity of ginger could be related to the anti-platelet aggregation and vasorelaxing mechanism.
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