Estrogen-like activity of cyclic peptides from Vaccaria segetalis extracts.
Methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Wang Bu Liu Xing (seeds of Vaccaria segetalis, Caryophyllaceae) and cyclic peptides (named segetalins A and B) obtained from the extracts were shown to have an estrogen-like activity.
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Department of Pharmacognosy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan.
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Morita
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Takeya
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Yamada
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects
D004967:Estrogens; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C101980:segetalin A; C101981:segetalin B; D010121:Oxytocin