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Abstract
5α-Reductase inhibitory activity-guided fractionation of the EtOH extract of the fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum (LEYSS.: FR.) KARST. (Ganodermataceae), which is called Reishi, or Mannentake in Japan and Lingzhi in China, led to the isolation of two active compounds which were ganoderic acid DM and 5α-lanosta-7,9(11),24-triene-15α,26-dihydroxy-3-one with an IC_<50> of 10.6μM and 41.9μM respectively. A carboxyl group of side chain of ganoderic acid DM is essential to elicit the inhibitory activity because of much less activity of its methyl ester.
Journal
- Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin [List of Volumes]
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Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin 29(2), 392-395, 2006-02-01 [Table of Contents]
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan