Immunomodulatory Constituents from an Ascomycete, Microascus tardifaciens.

Immunomodulatory constituents of human breast milk and immunity from bronchiolitis

BACKGROUND The mother's immune status can be achieved by genetic and breastfeeding impact descendants of the immune system. The study aimed to determine whether a mother's immune status and breastfeeding practices were related to development of bronchiolitis in her infant. METHODS The frequency of T, B and natural kill (NK) cells in patients' blood and their mothers' breast milk was determine...

Antioxidant and immunomodulatory constituents of henna leaves.

The immunomodulatory bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract of henna (Lawsonia inermis L.; syn. Lawsonia alba L.) leaves resulted in the isolation of seven compounds; three have been isolated for the first time from the genus, namely p-coumaric acid, 2-methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and apiin, along with the previously isolated compounds: lawsone, apigenin, luteolin, and c...

Six new constituents from an Ascomycete, Chaetomium quadrangulatum, found in a screening study focused on monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity.

A screening study focusing on monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity on the EtOAc extract of an Ascomycete Chaetomium quadrangulatum, which previously gave five unique chromones possessing this activity (chaetoquadrins A-E (1-5)), this time afforded six new constituents termed chaetoquadrins F-K (6-11) in addition to 1-5. The structures of 6-11 have been deduced on the basis of spectral and chem...

A Lectin from an Ascomycete Mushroom , Melastiza No

Using an aMnity adsorbent prepared from L-fucose and starch, a lectin was isolated from fruit bedies of an ascomycete mushroom, IVdlelastiza ch teri. The lectin was found to cross-react with antiserum against Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL), that had been obtained £ rom another ascomycete mushroom. The N-termina] amino acid sequence was analyzed, and among 20 residues 12 were the same as AAL. The...

Constituents of Picrorhiza with immunomodulatory and related activities