title: Estrogen-like activity of cyclic peptides from Vaccaria segetalis extracts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C101980:segetalin A; C101981:segetalin B; D010121:Oxytocin