Publications

impact of elevated co2 concentration under three soil water levels on growth of cinnamomum camphora.	forest plays very important roles in global system with about 35% land area producing about 70% of total land net production. it is important to consider both elevated co(2) concentrations and different soil moisture when the possible effects of elevated co(2) concentration on trees are assessed. in this study, we grew cinnamomum camphora seedlings under two co(2) concentrations (350 micromol/mol and 500 micromol/mol) and three soil moisture levels [80%, 60% and 40% fwc (field water capacity)] t ...	2006	16532530
a comparative study on the anatomy and development of different shapes of domatia in cinnamomum camphora (lauraceae).	domatia are small organs usually found in the axils of major veins on the underside of leaves and, although they have received wide attention from ecologists, few detailed reports exist on their anatomy or development. this study is focused on the domatia of cinnamomum camphora (lauraceae) and is the first comparative study on the anatomy and development of the different shapes of domatia within a single plant.	2006	16446284
compound salvia pellet, a traditional chinese medicine, for the treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris compared with nitrates: a meta-analysis.	compound salvia pellet (csp), consisting of active herbal ingredients extracted from danshen (salvia miltiorrhiza), sanqi (panax notoginseng), and borneol (cinnamomum camphora), is taken most frequently by patients with angina pectoris in china. to determine the efficacy and safety of csp for the treatment of stable angina pectoris (sap), a meta-analysis was undertaken.	2006	16369479
repellent and insecticidal activities of essential oils from artemisia princeps and cinnamomum camphora and their effect on seed germination of wheat and broad bean.	repellent and insecticidal activities of essential oils extracted from leaves of artemisia princeps pamp and seeds of cinnamomum camphora (l.) presl. against storage pests sitophillus oryzae l. and bruchus rugimanus bohem were investigated. results showed that the two individual oils displayed good, but their mixture (1:1) exhibited much better repellent activities at concentrations from 250 to 1000 microg g(-1) and insecticidal actions at concentrations 1000 microg g(-1) against the test beetle ...	2006	16230008
promotion of hyphal growth and underlying chemical changes in antrodia camphorata by host factors from cinnamomum camphora.	the aim of this research was to investigate the hyphal growth-promoting factors (hgfs) of antrodia camphorata from the host-related species, cinnamomum camphora (cc) and the underlying chemical produced. the hgf was identified in the polysaccharide fraction of cc at levels ranging from 80 to 320 mg l(-1), and it maximally stimulated growth to 5.50 g l(-1) during a 14-day culture period compared to that of the control of 2.88 g l(-1). we also investigated the nature and chemical composition of th ...	2006	16219379
in vitro anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of cinnamomum camphora extracts.	cinnamomum camphora sieb (lauraceae) has long been prescribed in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammation-related diseases such as rheumatism, sprains, bronchitis and muscle pains. in this study, therefore, we aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of cinnamomum camphora on various inflammatory phenomena to explore its potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms under non-cytotoxic (less than 100 microg/ml) conditions. the total crude extract (100 microg/ml) prepared with 80% metha ...	2006	16182479
cytotoxicity and gene induction by some essential oils in the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae.	in order to get an insight into the possible genotoxicity of essential oils (eos) used in traditional pharmacological applications we tested five different oils extracted from the medicinal plants origanum compactum, coriandrum sativum, artemisia herba alba, cinnamomum camphora (ravintsara aromatica) and helichrysum italicum (calendula officinalis) for genotoxic effects using the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae. clear cytotoxic effects were observed in the diploid yeast strain d7, with the cells ...	2005	15975845
plant regeneration from protoplasts isolated from embryogenic suspension cultured cells of cinnamomum camphora l.	an efficient and reproducible protocol is described for the regeneration of cinnamomum camphora protoplasts isolated from cultured embryogenic suspension cells. maximum protoplast yield (13.1+/-2.1x10(6)/g fw) and viability (91.8+/-3.8%) were achieved using a mixture of 3% (w/v) cellulase onozuka r10 and 3% (w/v) macerozyme onozuka r10 in 12.7% (w/v) mannitol solution containing 0.12% (w/v) mes, 0.36% (w/v) cacl(2).2h(2)o, and 0.011% (w/v) nah(2)po(4).2h(2)o. first divisions occurred 7-10 days f ...	2005	15940527
hydraulic conductivity, photosynthesis and leaf water balance in six evergreen woody species from fall to winter.	to confirm that freeze-thaw embolism is a primary stress for evergreen woody species in winter, hydraulic conductivity, photosynthesis and leaf water potential were measured during fall and winter in trees growing in a cool temperate zone (nikko) and in a warm temperate zone (tokyo). we examined two evergreen conifers that naturally occur in the cool temperate zone (abies firma siebold & zucc. and abies homolepis siebold & zucc.), and four evergreen broad-leaved woody species that are restricted ...	2005	15631978
cleavage of supercoiled circular double-stranded dna induced by a eukaryotic cambialistic superoxide dismutase from cinnamomum camphora.	a eukaryotic cambialistic superoxide dismutase (sod) has been purified to homogeneity from mature seeds of the disease- and insect-resistant camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora). besides the known role of this sod in protecting cells against oxidative stress, it can induce the cleavage of supercoiled double-stranded dna into nicked and linear dna. it can not cleave linear dna or rna, demonstrating there is no dnase or rnase in the purified cambialistic sod. furthermore, the sod can linearize circu ...	2004	15346198
repellency of aromatic medicinal plant extracts and a steam distillate to aedes aegypti.	the repellent activity of methanol extracts from 23 aromatic medicinal plant species and a steam distillate against female blood-starved aedes aegypti was examined in the laboratory by skin test and compared with that of n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet). responses varied according to plant species. at a dose of 0.1 mg/cm2, the repellency of extracts of cinnamomum cassia bark (91%), nardostachys chinensis rhizome (81%), paeonia suffruticosa root bark (80%), and cinnamomum camphora steam distillate ...	2004	15264623
[nutrient characteristics in leaves of broadleaved seedlings in south china].	nutrient concentrations and contents in leaves of broadleaved elaeocarpus sylvestris, castanopsis hystrix, ormosia pinnata, michelia macclurei, camellia semiserata, liquidambar formosana, castanopsis fissa, mytilaria laosensis and cinnamomum camphora seedlings were studied. leaf n, p and k concentrations in ormosia pinnata, castanopsis fissa and cinnamomum camphora were higher than those of other tree species, and leaf n, p and k contents in camellia semiserata, castanopsis fissa and cinnamomum ...	2003	14997624
analysis of translocatory balance in durian (durio zibethinus) fruit.	we estimated translocatory balance in fruit of the tropical tree durio zibethinus murray on the basis of a compartment model. rates of fruit respiration, dry weight growth and translocation increased with time. over the 8.2 weeks of fruit development, the relative distribution of translocation was 80% to dry weight growth and 20% to respiration. the ratio of respiration rate to translocation rate, which ranged from 14 to 32%, tended to decrease with time, whereas the ratio of dry weight growth r ...	2004	14871778
seasonal courses of co(2) exchange and carbon balance in fruits of cinnamomum camphora.	carbon dioxide exchange in fruits of cinnamomum camphora sieb. was followed over a growing season from july to december 1992. dark respiration was exponentially related to temperature, with a q(10) value near 2. light dependence of photosynthetic co(2) refixation, i.e., the ratio of gross photosynthesis to dark respiration, was approximated by a hyperbolic function. seasonal variation in maximum co(2) refixation capacity ranged between 52 and 174%, reaching a maximum in early august. daily photo ...	1997	14759850
changes in lignin content of leaf litters during mulching.	alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation, ozonation and methoxyl content determinations were applied to decomposing leaf litter of ginkgo biloba l., cinnamomum camphora sieb., zelkova serrata makino and firmiana simplex w. f. wight, respectively, during mulching to investigate the properties and estimate changes in lignin composition and content. since the klason lignin residue originated from components highly resistant to degradation by acid, the methoxyl content of klason residue was used to estimate ...	2003	14561520
[on the alkaloids of cinnamomum camphora (linn.) sieb].		1964	14191450
[structure of the leaves of cinnamomum camphora nees and eberm].		1963	14116263
[effect of plant alcohol extracts on vegetable aphids and their parasitoids].	the repelling and controlling effect of alcohol extracts from 8 common plant species on 3 major vegetable aphids (myzus persicae, aphis gossypii and lipaphis erysimi) were studied in the laboratory, and the effect on their parasitoid was also studied. the results showed that the test 8 plant species had some effects on 3 aphids. the plant alcohol extracts from tephrosia vogelli and cinnamomum camphora had the most effect. the deterrent rate on myzus persicae, aphis gossypii and lipaphis erysimi ...	2003	12827881
simultaneous existence of cinnamomin (a type ii rip) and small amount of its free a- and b-chain in mature seeds of camphor tree.	cinnamomin, a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip), was isolated from the mature seeds of camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora). in this paper, small amount of free a- and b-chain of cinnamomin were found to be present in the mature seed cell of c. camphora besides the intact cinnamomin. our results demonstrated that camphorin, a type i rip previously reported to coexist with cinnamomin in the seeds of c. camphora, actually was the a-chain of cinnamomin. the percentage of free a- and b-chain ...	2003	12565707
structural studies of an eukaryotic cambialistic superoxide dismutase purified from the mature seeds of camphor tree.	an iron-superoxide dismutase (sod) was purified and characterized from the mature seeds of camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora). the ultraviolet and visible absorption spectra of camphor fe-sod showed patterns typical of cambialistic fe-sods. the inductively coupled plasma assay indicated that there was 0.5-1 atom of fe(2+) per camphor fe-sod subunit. the cdna of camphor fe-sod, including the coding region and the 3' noncoding region, was obtained by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ...	2002	12147259
ecophysiological characteristics of taiwan alder (alnus formosana) seedlings adapted to the subtropical region.	we investigated several ecophysiological characteristics of seedlings of a low-elevation (100-200 m) and a high-elevation (2000-2400 m) population of taiwan alder (alnus formosana makino) from subtropical taiwan. both populations had a wide optimal temperature range for photosynthesis, and there was little difference in the optimal temperature range for photosynthesis between populations. photosynthetic rate (p(n)) was near maximal from 20 to 35 degrees c when seedlings of both the low-elevation ...	2002	11960760
studies of three genes encoding cinnamomin (a type ii rip) isolated from the seeds of camphor tree and their expression patterns.	cinnamomin, which has three isoforms, is a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip) purified from the mature seeds of camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora). in a previous study, an incomplete cdna that encoded the a- and b-chain of cinnamomin but lacked signal peptide sequence was cloned. in the present paper, its full-length cdna was obtained by 5' rapid amplification of cdna ends (5'race). subsequently, polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification of its genomic dna was performed. unexpectedl ...	2002	11891062
cinnamomin, a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein, is a storage protein in the seed of the camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora).	cinnamomin is a novel type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip) isolated in our laboratory from the seed of the camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora). in this paper the physiological role it plays in the plant cell was studied. northern and western blotting revealed that cinnamomin was expressed specifically in cotyledons. it accumulated in large amounts simultaneously with other proteins at the post-stages of seed development. cinnamomin degraded rapidly during the early stages of seed germinati ...	2002	11879193
evaluation of ophthacare eye drops--a herbal formulation in the management of various ophthalmic disorders.	an open prospective multicentre clinical trial was conducted in patients suffering from various ophthalmic disorders namely, conjunctivitis, conjunctival xerosis (dry eye), acute dacryocystitis, degenerative conditions (pterygium or pinguecula) and postoperative cataract patients with a herbal eye drop preparation (ophthacare) containing basic principles of different herbs which have been conventionally used in the ayurvedic system of medicine since time immemorial. these include carum copticum, ...	2001	11746845
headspace constituents of the tree remain of cinnamomum camphora.	the volatile ingredients isolated from a fresh tree of cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) and from a tree remain of c. camphora were collected by using headspace techniques and analyzed by means of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (gc/ms). 99.77% of the constituents consisting 23 components from the fresh tree, 98.68% of the constituents consisting 24 components from the tree remain were identified. of these ingredients, camphor was obtained as the most abundant component.	2001	11547425
structural studies of the glycopeptides of b-chain of cinnamomin--a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein by nuclear magnetic resonance.	cinnamomin is a plant type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip) isolated from the seeds of cinnamomum camphora. it consists of two nonidentical polypeptide chains (a- and b-chain) held together through one disulfide linkage. its a- and b-chain contain 0.3% and 3.9% sugars respectively. the b-chain of cinnamomin was digested by pronase e and then the liberated glycopeptides were separated from non-glycopeptides by gel filtration chromatography on a bio-gel p-4 column. three crude glycopeptides ...	2000	11443276
substrate-structure dependence of ribotoxins on cleaving rna in c. camphora ribosome.	cinnamomin, a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip) isolated from the seeds of camphora tree (cinnamomum camphora), could not inactivate its own (autologous) ribosome. among five rips (cinnamomin a-chain, ricin a-chain, trichosanthin, gelonin, and soporin-s6) tested, only saporin-s6 could cleave the n-glycosidic bond of rna in c. camphora ribosome to release a specific rna fragment (r-fragment) after treatment with aniline, which was shorter than that from rat liver ribosome. the amount of ...	2001	11405275
toxicity of cinnamomin--a new type ii ribosome-inactivating protein to bollworm and mosquito.	the toxicity of cinnamomin, a new type ii ribosome-inactivating protein purified from the seeds of camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora), to bollworm (helicoverpa armigera) and mosquito (culex pipines pallens) during larval stage was tested. the lc50 of cinnamomin to bollworm larvae fed on diet containing cinnamomin was 1839 ppm and the lc50 to larvae of mosquito was 168 ppm. the gut extract of bollworm larvae could apparently hydrolyze cinnamomin. the inhibition of protein synthesis by cinnamomin ...	2000	10732994
can the fatty acid selectivity of plant lipases be predicted from the composition of the seed triglyceride?	to address the question can the fatty acid selectivity of plant lipases be predicted from the composition of the seed triglyceride, we have characterised the selectivity of lipases from a wide range of oilseeds with diverse fatty acid compositions. for this study, a novel hydrolysis assay using a fully randomised oil, was developed. from some seed sources (e.g. cinnamomum camphora), lipases show high preference for particular fatty acids, whilst from others (e.g. brassica napus, theobroma cacao8 ...	1999	10521705
large-scale preparation of two new ribosome-inactivating proteins--cinnamomin and camphorin from the seeds of cinnamomum camphora.	an improved method for large-scale preparation of cinnamomin and camphorin from the seeds of cinnamomum camphora has been developed. cinnamomin is a type ii ribosome-inactivating protein (rip), while camphorin is a type i rip. cinnamomin was purified by a single step of acid-treated sepharose 4b affinity chromatography instead of gel filtration. camphorin was purified by anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration successively from the eluant not retained by the affinity column. using this ...	1997	9179286
cytotoxicity of two new ribosome-inactivating proteins, cinnamomin and camphorin, to carcinoma cells.	cinnamomin (two-chain) and camphorin (single-chain), two novel ribosome-inactivating proteins (rips) purified from the seeds of cinnamomum camphora, produced inhibitory effects in cultured carcinoma cells. the ic50 of cinnamomin to the human hepatocarcinoma cell-line 7721 and the melanoma cell-line m21 were 18.8 nmol and 11.7 nmol respectively. the ic50 of camphorin to the human hepatocarcinoma cell-line 7721 was 59 nmol, whereas the melanoma cell-line m21 was not susceptible to camphorin. furth ...	1996	8888568
simultaneous existence of two types of ribosome-inactivating proteins in the seeds of cinnamonum camphora--characterization of the enzymatic activities of these cytotoxic proteins.	two types of ribosome-inactivating proteins (rips), camphorin and cinnamomin, have been purified from the seeds of cinnamomum camphora. camphorin is a type i rip with a molecular mass of 23 kda. cinnamomin is a type ii rip having three isoforms, its molecular mass is around 61 kda. the a- and b-chain derived from cinnamomin isoforms have similar mobilities in sds-polyacrylamide gel. camphorin and cinnamomin are both glycoproteins. in phylogenesis, it is particularly significant to find the simul ...	1995	7548157
two phenol ethers and an aliphatic ketone of the essential oil of the kusunoki (cinnamomum camphora, sieb.).		1969	5394273