Lee Sanghyun, Yoo Hye Hyun, Piao Xiang Lan, Kim Ju Sun, Kang Sam Sik, Shin Kuk Hyun
College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
Arch Pharm Res. 2005 Feb;28(2):186-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02977713.
Anti-estrogenic activity of (-)-sesamin (1), helioxanthin (2), savinin (3), taiwanin C (4), and 3-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)butyrolactone (5) isolated from the root of Acanthopanax chiisanensis was tested using Ishikawa cells. Among them, compound 3 exhibited anti-estrogenic activity (IC50 = 4.86 microM).