title: Antiplatelet constituents of formosan Rubia akane.
abstract: A known steroid, in addition to triterpenoids, anthraquinones, naphthalenes and a new anthraquinone glycoside, xanthopurpurin 3-O-beta-D-glucoside, were isolated from the roots of Rubia akane grown in Taiwan. Mollugin, a naphthohydroquinone, showed strong inhibition of arachidonic acid (AA)-induced and collagen-induced platelet aggregation. In contrast, 2-methyl-1,3,6-trihydroxyl-9,10-anthraquinone, xanthopurpurin 3-O-beta-D-glucoside, and xanthopurpurin showed mainly strong inhibition of collagen-induced platelet aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jou
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D003094:Collagen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013624:Taiwan; D013917:Thrombin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003094:Collagen; D013917:Thrombin