Biological activity of Entada phaseoloides and Entada rheedei

  • J Nat Med. 2018 Jan;72(1):12-19. doi: 10.1007/s11418-017-1146-x.
Sachiko Sugimoto  1 ,  Katsuyoshi Matsunami  1 ,  Hideaki Otsuka  2
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
  • 2. Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan. [email protected].
PMID: 29124496 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-017-1146-x
Abstract

The aim of our study is to find functional compounds from natural resources. We focus on Plants grown in tropical areas, especially Madagascar and Thailand, because they have unique flora and are expected to contain interesting compounds. We review the functional compounds of the seed kernels of Entada phaseoloides and E. rheedei and their biological activities such as anti-proliferation and melanogenesis inhibitory properties, etc.

Keywords
Anti-proliferation; Entada phaseoloides; Entada rheedei; Entadamide; Entadoside; Rheedeioside.
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