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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Sato Yukiko
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-37701 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 20120718
<h4>Background</h4>Extracts of Sasa senanensis Rehder are used in traditional Japanese medicine; however, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of their potential health benefits.<h4>Methods</h4>S. senanensis leaves were extracted with subcritical water. An active small-molecule was isolated using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and identified as 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (protocatechuic aldehyde or PA). The effects of PA on the activity of histone demethy ...[more]