Fasciation in Sophora secundiflora

Fasciation in Lycopersicon. I. Genetic Analysis of Dominance Modification.

Genetic and molecular analysis of fasciation mutation in Japanese soybeans

Soybean fasciation is controlled by a recessive gene affecting the shape of the aerial parts of the plant, which is characterized by flattened stem, infrequent branches and clustering of flowers and pods on shoot apices. Morphological feature of the fasciation mutation has been dissected, but molecular information is still limited. We developed three populations derived from the crosses between...

Sedative Effect of Sophora flavescens and Matrine

The present study investigated the sedative effects of Sophora flavescens (SF) and its bioactive compound, matrine through performing locomotor activity test and the electroencephalography (EEG) analysis in the rat. The underlying neural mechanism of their beneficial effects was determined by assessing c-Fos immunoreactivity and serotonin (5-HT) in the brain utilizing immunohistochemical method...

Hepatotoxicity Induced by Sophora flavescens and Hepatic Accumulation of Kurarinone, a Major Hepatotoxic Constituent of Sophora flavescens in Rats.

Our previous study showed that kurarinone was the main hepatotoxic ingredient of Sophora flavescens, accumulating in the liver. This study characterized the mechanism of Sophora flavescens extract (ESF) hepatotoxicity and hepatic accumulation of kurarinone. ESF impaired hepatic function and caused fat accumulation in the liver after oral administration (1.25 and 2.5 g/kg for 14 days in rats). S...

Tyrosinase inhibitory prenylated flavonoids from Sophora flavescens.

For the purpose of the development of a skin-whitening agent, Sophora flavescens was evaluated for tyrosinase inhibitory activity and its active principles were identified following activity-guided isolation. The ethanol extract and dichloromethane fraction from S. flavescens showed significant inhibition of mushroom tyrosinase. From the dichloromethane fraction, three known prenylated flavonoi...