[Antidepressant active constituents in the roots of Morinda officinalis How].
Five compounds having antidepressant activities have been isolated from the roots of Morinda officinalis, a Chinese traditional Yang-tonic drug. These compounds were identified as succinic acid (1), nystose (2), 1F-fructofuranosylnystose (3), inulin-type hexasaccharide (4) and heptasaccharide (5) by chemical and spectroscopic methods. All of the compounds are isolated from the species of genus Morinda for the first time.
Cui
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Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing.
Yang
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Yao
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Cao
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Luo
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Xu
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Chen
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D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D013386:Succinates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019802:Succinic Acid
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D013386:Succinates; C043600:fungitetraose; C094957:1F-fructofuranosylnystose; D019802:Succinic Acid