Trichosanthes kirilowii

Bhatia, N., McDonald, K. A., Jackman, A. P., and Dandekar, A. M, A simplified procedure for the purification of trichosanthin (a type 1 ribosome inactivating protein) from Trichosanthes kirilowii root tubers, Prot. Purif. Expression, 7, 143, 1996. 

Lonicera japonica Poncirus trifoliate Forsythia suspense Taraxacum mongolicum Rehemannia glutinosa Trichosanthes kirilowii Scrophularia ningpoensis Geditsia sinensis ... 

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. China Trichosanthin, polysaccharides, saponin, organic acids, resin, protein (TAP29).33 This herb is toxic. Treat pectoris and acute mastitis. Antitussive, as an expectorant, anti-HIV activity. 

Hypericum sumpsonii Hance Artemisia lactiflora Wallich Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. 

P. tinctorium, Ribes mandshurica, Sansevieria trifosciate, Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. uniflora Rabdosia lasiocarpus, R. rubescens... 

Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. uniflora Ganoderma lucidum, Hordeum vulgare... 

Oxo-l Oa-cucurbitad ienol 90 Trichosanthes kirilowii (Cucurbitaceae) seeds 0.7 [37,136]... 

Similar toxic RIPs are found in other plants. Examples are trichosanthin, a type I toxin from the root tubers of Trichosanthes kirilowii (Cucurbitaceae), abrin, a type II toxin from the small brightly coloured red and black jequirity seeds (Abrus precatorius Leguminosae/Fabaceae), and viscumin, a type II toxin from the leaf and stems of mistletoe (Viscum album, Loranthaceae). 

A series of proteins, i.e., a-trichosanthin (a-TCS) isolated from the root tubers of Trichosanthes kirilowii, MAP30 isolated from the seeds and fruits of the bitter melon Momordica charantia, GAP31 from Euphorbiaceae himalaya seeds (Gelonium multiflorum), and DAP30 and DAP32 from carnation leaves (Dianthus caryophyllus), have been described to inhibit HIV infection,... 

Trichosans A, B, C, Trichosanthes kirilowii synthesis in wounded skin A-E - HypoGlc (normal... 

The authors attributed the liver damage to one ingredient of the mixture, Trichosanthes radix, a Chinese medicament that is prepared from the root of Trichosanthes kirilowii maxim (Tian-hua-fen). 

Trichosanthes kirilowii [73, 74], MAP 30, from Momordica charantia [75], and PAP, from Phytolacca americana [76]. 

Enzyme inhibition may be reversible or irreversible with different inhibitors. Irreversible inhibitors usually form covalent bonds and, thus, are not useful for this type of affinity chromatography. Reversible inhibitors work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually competitive inhibitors structurally resemble the peptide substrates and bind the active center. Trichosanthes kirilowii trypsin inhibitor analog (Ala-6-TTI) is a trypsin inhibitor in which... 

Taxonomy Cycloartane Triterpenoids Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (Cucurbitaceae) [1]. Mp 210-213°C (from MeOH-acetone). 

Fructus Snakegourd Fruit is the dried ripe fruit of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim, or Trichosanthes rosthomii Harms (Fam. Cucurbitaceae)... 

Seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii Flattened- elliptical, 12-15 mm long, 6-10 mm wide, about 3.5 mm thick. Externally pale brown to brown, smooth with a circle or furrow along the edge. Apex relatively acute, with a hilum, base obtuse or relatively narrow. Testa hard tegmen membraneous, greyish-green, cotyledons 2, yellowish-white, oily. Odour, slight Taste, weak. 

Fructus Trichosanthis / Trichosanthes kirilowii Sample of commercial drug, obtained from HerbaSinica (origin Anhui)... 

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