title: Benzylbenzoate and norlignan glucosides from Curculigo pilosa: structural analysis and in vitro vascular activity.
abstract: From the rhizomes of Curculigo pilosa, two benzylbenzoate diglucosides, piloside A and piloside B, and a glucosyl-fused norlignan, pilosidine, previously obtained only as the tetra-O-methyl derivative, were isolated. Pilosidine showed facilitating effect on adrenaline evoked contractions in rabbit aorta isolated preparations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Chimica del Farmaco, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palazzino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galeffi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Federici
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delle Monache
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cometa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmery
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017705:Lignans / Q000737:chemistry*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011817:Rabbits; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D005960:Glucosides; D017705:Lignans