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Popularity of Aristolochia spp over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Aristolochia spp (filled column histogram and left hand axis scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (complete line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in box on the left hand side)]

Total Mentions (Biological Abstracts/Biosis Previews):

References

 

Balasubramanian G, Sarathi M, Kumar SR, Hameed ASS (2007) Screening the antiviral activity of Indian medicinal plants against white spot syndrome virus in shrimp. Aquaculture 263, 15-9. Contact: Hameed, A. S. Sahul; C Abdul Hakeen Coll, Dept Zool, Aquaculture Biotechnol Div, Melvisharam 632 509, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

 

Busch S, Speck T, Speck O, Liszkay A, Luchsinger R (2007) New insights into self-repair processes in plants as models for self-repairing biomimetic materials. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 146, S140-S1. Contact: Busch, S. ; Univ Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

 

Dietz B, Bolton JL (2007) Botanical dietary supplements gone bad. Chemical Research in Toxicology 20, 586-90. Contact: Bolton, Judy L.; Univ Illinois, Dept Med Chem and Pharmacognosy, 833 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612 USA

 

Edwards S, Leon C (2007) Isotrema manshuriense - Aristolochiaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 24, 86-92.

 

Giorgetti M, Negri G, Rodrigues E (2007) Brazilian plants with possible action on the central nervous system - A study of historical sources from the 16th to 19th century. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 109, 338-47. Contact: Rodrigues, Eliana; Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychobiol, CEBRID, Rua Botucatu 862, BR-04023062 Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Kim MS, Hahn Y (2007) Electrochemical behavior and square wave voltammetric determination of aristolochic acid-l. Archives of Pharmacal Research (Seoul) 30, 255-9. Contact: Hahn, Younghee; Sangmyung Univ, Dept Chem, 7 Hongji Dong, Seoul 110743, South Korea

 

Nakonechnaya OV, Koren OG, Zhuravlev YN (2007) Allozyme variation of the relict plant Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom. (Aristolochiaceae). Russian Journal of Genetics 43, 156-64. Contact: Nakonechnaya, O. V. ; Russian Acad Sci, Inst Biol and Soil Sci, Vladivostok 690022, Russia

 

Oliveira DF, Pereira AC, Figueiredo HCP, Carvalho DA, Silva G, Nunes AS, Alves DS, Carvalho HWP (2007) Antibacterial activity of plant extracts from Brazilian southeast region. Fitoterapia 78, 142-5. Contact: Oliveira, Denilson F. ; Univ Fed Lavras, Dept Quim, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras, MG, Brazil

 

Papaj DR, Mallory HS, Heinz CA (2007) Extreme weather change and the dynamics of oviposition behavior in the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor. Oecologia (Berlin) 152, 365-75. Contact: Papaj, Daniel R. ; Univ Arizona, Dept Ecol and Evolutionary Biol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

 

Scriber JM, Larsen ML, Zalucki MP (2007) Papilio aegeus Donovan (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae) host plant range evaluated experimentally on ancient angiosperms. Australian Journal of Entomology 46, 65-74. Contact: Scriber, J. Mark ; Univ Queensland, Sch Integrat Biol, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

 

Silva-Brandao KL, Solferini VN (2007) Use of host plants by Troidini butterflies (Papilionidae, Papilioninae): constraints on host shift. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 90, 247-61. Contact: Silva-Brandao, Karina Lucas ; Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Genet and Evolucao, Inst Biol, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

 

Vidyasagar GM, Prashantkumar P (2007) Traditional herbal remedies for gynecological disorders in women of Bidar district, Karnataka, India. Fitoterapia 78, 48-51. Contact: Vidyasagar, G. M. ; Ulbarga Univ, Dept PG Studies and Res Bot, Gulbarga 585106, Karnataka, India

 

Wanke S, Jaramillo MA, Borsch T, Samain M-S, Quandt D, Neinhuis C (2007) Evolution of Piperales - matK gene and trnK intron sequence data reveal lineage specific resolution contrast. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42, 477-97. Contact: Wanke, Stefan ; Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Bot Plant Phylogenet, D-01062 Dresden, Germany

 

Wu KM, Farrelly JG, Upton R, Chen J (2007) Complexities of the herbal nomenclature system in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): Lessons learned from the misuse of Aristolochia-related species and the importance of the pharmaceutical name during botanical drug product development. Phytomedicine (Jena) 14, 273-9. Contact: Wu, K. M. ; US FDA, Ctr Drug Evaluat and Res, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20993 USA

 

Yu JQ, Liao ZX, Cai XQ, Lei JC, Zou GL (2007) Composition, antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of essential oils from Aristolochia mollissima. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 23, 162-7. Contact: Yu, Jian Qing ; Wuhan Univ, Coll Pharm, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China

 

Zhang J-p (2007) Drug design defects in products liability. Zhongguo Xinyao yu Linchuang Zazhi 26, 141-7. Contact: Zhang Jian-ping; Zhejiang Pharmaceut Coll, Ningbo 31510, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

 

Abubakar MS, Balogun E, Abdurahman EM, Nok AJ, Shok M, Mohammed A, Garba M (2006) Ethnomedical treatment of poisonous snakebites: Plant extract neutralized Naja nigricollis venom. Pharmaceutical Biology 44, 343-8. Contact: Abubakar, M. S. ; Ahmadu Bello Univ, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pharmacognosy and Drug Dev, Zaria, Nigeria

 

Adolphi K, Boecker R (2006) On the spontaneous occurrence of Lonicera henryi (Caprifoliaceae) with short notes on further neophytic climbing plants. Floristische Rundbriefe 39, 7-16. Contact: Adolphi, K. ; Univ Cologne, Inst Biol and Didaktik, Gronewaldstr 2, D-50931 Cologne, Germany

 

Alali FQ, Tawaha K, Shehadeh MB, Telfah S (2006) Phytochemical and biological investigation of Aristolochia maurorum L. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Journal of Biosciences 61, 685-91. Contact: Alali, Feras Q. ; Jordan Univ Sci and Technol, Fac Pharm, Dept Med Chem and Pharmacognosy, POB 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan

 

Banziger H, Disney RHL (2006) Scuttle flies (Diptera : Phoridae) imprisoned by Aristolochia baenzigeri (Aristolochiaceae) in Thailand. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79, 29-61. Contact: Banziger, Hans ; Chiang Mai Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Entomol, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

 

Berjano R, De Vega C, Arista M, Ortiz PL, Talavera S (2006) A multi-year study of factors affecting fruit production in Aristolochia paucinervis (Aristolochiaceae). American Journal of Botany 93, 599-606. Contact: Berjano, Regina ; Univ Sevilla, Dept Biol Vegetal and Ecol, Apdo 1095, E-41080 Seville, Spain

 

Brown LE, MacRoberts BR, MacRoberts MH, Harcombe PA, Pruess WW, Elsik IS, Jones SD (2006) Annotated checklist of the vascular flora of the Lance Rosier Unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve, Hardin County, Texas. SIDA Contributions to Botany 22, 1175-89. Contact: Brown, Larry E. ; Houston Community Coll, 1300 Holman, Houston, TX 77004 USA

 

Burgert I (2006) Exploring the micromechanical design of plant cell walls. American Journal of Botany 93, 1391-401. Contact: Burgert, Ingo; Max Planck Inst Colloids and Interfaces, Dept Biomat, Res Campus Golm, D-14424 Potsdam, Germany

 

Capasso A, Piacente S, De Tommasi N, Rastrelli L, Pizza C (2006) The effect of isoquinoline alkaloids on opiate withdrawal. Current Medicinal Chemistry 13, 807-12. Contact: Capasso, A. ; Univ Salerno, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, Via Ponte Don Melillo, I-84084 Salerno, Italy

 

Chan W, Hui KM, Poon WT, Lee KC, Cai Z (2006) Differentiation of herbs linked to "Chinese herb nephropathy" from the liquid chromatographic determination of aristolochic acids. Analytica Chimica Acta 576, 112-6. Contact: Cai, Zongwei; Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Chem, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

 

Chaudhary MI, He Q, Cheng YY, Xiao PG (2006) Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Tian Mu Shan Biosphere Reserve, Zhejiang-Province, China. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 5, 646-53. Contact: Cheng, Y. Y. ; Zhejiang Univ, Dept Tradit Chinese Med and Pharmaceut Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

 

Chen T, Guo L, Zhang L, Shi L, Fang H, Sun Y, Fuscoe JC, Mei N (2006) Gene expression profiles distinguish the carcinogenic effects of aristolochic acid in target (kidney) and non-target (liver) tissues in rats. BMC Bioinformatics 7. Contact: Chen, Tao ; US FDA, Natl Ctr Toxicol Res, Div Genet and Reprod Toxicol, Jefferson, AR 72079 USA

 

Cheung TP, Xue C, Leung K, Chan K, Li CG (2006) Aristolochic acids detected in some raw chinese medicinal herbs and manufactured herbal products - A consequence of inappropriate nomenclature and imprecise labelling? Clinical Toxicology 44, 371-8. Contact: Li, Chun G.; RMIT Univ, Div Chinese Med, RMIT Chinese Med Res Grp, GPO Box 71, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia

 

Chua TK, Koh HL (2006) Medicinal plants as potential sources of lead compounds with anti-platelet and anti-coagulant activities. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 6, 611-24. Contact: Koh, H. L.; Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Pharm, 18 Sci Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore

 

De Groot H, Wanke S, Neinhuis C (2006) Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 151, 219-38. Contact: Neinhuis, Christoph; Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Bot, D-01062 Dresden, Germany

 

Djeridane A, Yousfi M, Nadjemi B, Maamri S, Djireb F, Stocker P (2006) Phenolic extracts from various Algerian plants as strong inhibitors of porcine liver carboxylesterase. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry 21, 719-26. Contact: Djeridane, A. ; Univ Amar Telidji Laghouat, Lab Sci Fondamentales, BP 37G, Laghouat, Algeria

 

Ehlert PAD, Blank AF, Arrigoni-Blank MF, Paula JWA, Campos DA, Alviano CS (2006) Hydrodistillation time for essential oil extraction of seven medicinal plant species. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais 8, 79-80. Contact: Blank, A. F. ; UFS, Dept Engn Agron, Av Marechal Rondon S-N,Bairro Jardim Rosa Elze, BR-49100000 Sao Cristovao, SE, Brazil

 

Elkhalifa KF, Ibrahim MA, Elghazali G (2006) A survey of medicinal uses of Gash Delta vegetation, Eastern Sudan. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 13, 1-6. Contact: Elkhalifa, Kamal F. ; King Saud Univ, Coll Food and Agr Sci, Dept Plant Prod, POB 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

 

Ensikat HJ, Boese A, Mader W, Barthlott W, Koch K (2006) Crystallinity of plant epicuticular waxes: electron and X-ray diffraction studies. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 144, 45-59. Contact: Koch, K.; Univ Bonn, Nees Inst Biodivers Pflanzen, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

 

Fordyce JA, Nice CC, Shapiro AM (2006) A novel trade-off of insect diapause affecting a sequestered chemical defense. Oecologia (Berlin) 149, 101-6. Contact: Fordyce, James A. ; Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol and Evolutionary Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Gafurova MM (2006) On the flora of the state nature preserve "Vodoleevsky" (Chuvash Republic). Botanicheskii Zhurnal (St. Petersburg) 90, 1401-11. Contact: Gafurova, M. M.; Dept Nat Resources and Environm Protect, Chuvashia, Russia

 

Gianguzzi L, Scuderi L, Pasta S (2006) The vascular flora of Marettimo Island (Egadian Archipelago, W Sicily): Updating and phytogeographic analysis. Webbia 61, 359-402. Contact: Gianguzzi, L. ; Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Sci Bot, Via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, Italy

 

Goleniowski ME, Bongiovanni GA, Palacio L, Nunez CO, Cantero JJ (2006) Medicinal plants from the "Sierra de Comechingones", Argentina. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 107, 324-41. Contact: Goleniowski, Marta Ester ; Agencia Cordoba Ciencia, Unidad Ceprocor, Arenales 230,B Juniors CP X5004AAP, Cordoba, Argentina

 

Huang W-Y, Su C-H, Sheu S-J (2006) Separation and identification of the constituents in Fangchi Radix of different origins. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis 14, 357-67. Contact: Sheu, Shuenn-Jyi; Natl Taiwan Normal Univ, Dept Chem, 88,Sec 4 Tingchow Rd, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Jbilou R, Ennabili A, Sayah F (2006) Insecticidal activity of four medicinal plant extracts against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae). African Journal of Biotechnology 5, 936-40. Contact: Sayah, Fouad; Univ Abdelmalek Essaadi, Ctr Etudes Environm Mediterraneennes, Lab Biol Appl and Sci Environ, Fac Sci and Tech, BP 416, Tanger 9000, Morocco

 

Koehler L, Ewers FW, Telewski FW (2006) Optimizing for multiple functions . Mechanical and structural contributions of cellulose microfibrils and lignin in strengthening tissues. In 'Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall' pp. 20-9. (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING)

 

Koh HL, Wang H, Zhou S, Chan E, Woo SO (2006) Detection of aristolochic acid I, tetrandrine and fangchinoline in medicinal plants by high performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 40, 653-61. Contact: Koh, H. L. ; Natl Univ Singapore, Fac Sci, Dept Pharm, 18 Sci Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore

 

Kumar VP, Chauhan NS, Padh H, Rajani M (2006) Search for antibacterial and antifungal agents from selected Indian medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 107, 182-8. Contact: Rajani, M.; BV Patel Pharmaceut Educ and Res Dev Ctr, Ahmedabad 380054, Gujarat, India

 

Li W, Chen Z, Liao Y, Liu H (2006) Study on separation of aristolochic acid I and II by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography and competition mechanism between SDS and beta-cyclodextrin. Electrophoresis 27, 837-41. Contact: Liu, Huwei; Peking Univ, Coll Chem and Mol Engn, Minist Educ, Key Lab Bioorgan Chem and Mol Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

 

Liang Z, Jiang Z, Leung KS-Y, Chan C-L, Zhao Z (2006) Authentication and differentiation of two easily confusable Chinese materia medica: Herba Solani Lyrati and Herba Aristolochiae Mollissimae. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis 14, 36-43. Contact: Zhao, Zhongzhen; Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Sch Chinese Med, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

 

Mei N, Arlt VM, Phillips DH, Heflich RH, Chen T (2006) DNA adduct formation and mutation induction by aristolochic acid in rat kidney and liver. Mutation Research 602, 83-91. Contact: Mei, Nan ; US FDA, Div Genet and Reprod Toxicol, Natl Ctr Toxicol Res, Jefferson, AR 72079 USA

 

Meinl W, Pabel U, Osterloh-Quiroz M, Hengstler JG, Glatt H (2006) Human sulphotransferases are involved in the activation of aristolochic acids and are expressed in renal target tissue. International Journal of Cancer 118, 1090-7. Contact: Glatt, Hansruedi; German Inst Human Nutr, DIfE Potsdam Rehbruecke, Dept Toxicol, Arthur Scheunert Allee 114-116, D-14558 Nuthetal, Germany

 

Moss J, Yuan C-S (2006) Herbal medicines and perioperative care. Anesthesiology (Hagerstown) 105, 441-2. Contact: Moss, Jonathan ; Univ Chicago Hosp, Dept Anesthesia and Crit Care, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

 

Mueller KF, Borsch T, Hilu KW (2006) Phylogenetic utility of rapidly evolving DNA at high taxonomical levels: Contrasting matK, trnT-F, and rbcL in basal angiosperms. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41, 99-117. Contact: Mueller, Kai F. ; Univ Bonn, Nees Inst Biodivers Plants, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53111 Bonn, Germany

 

Murugan R, Shivanna KR, Rao RR (2006) Pollination biology of Aristolochia tagala, a rare species of medicinal importance. Current Science (Bangalore) 91, 795-8. Contact: Rao, R. R.; Cent Inst Med and Aromat Plants, Resource Ctr, GKVK Post, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India

 

Nadanakunjidam S (2006) Some interesting medicaments from traditional medical practioners of Karaikal region, Pondicherry. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30, 449-52. Contact: Nadanakunjidam, S.; Kanchi Mamunivar Ctr Post Grad Studies, Pondicherry 605008, India

 

Nakonechnaya OV, Golpenchenko TY, Koren OG, Zhuravlev AN (2006) Gynaeceum and Androecium structure of Aristolochia manshuriensis (Aristolochiaceae). Rastitel'nye Resursy 42, 37-41. Contact: Nakonechnaya, O. V. ; Inst Soil Biol, Vladivostok, Russia

 

Ohi-Toma T, Sugawara T, Murata H, Wanke S, Neinhuis C, Murata J (2006) Molecular phylogeny of Aristolochia sensu lato (Aristolochiaceae) based on sequences of rbcL, matK, and phyA genes, with special reference to differentiation of chromosome numbers. Systematic Botany 31, 481-92. Contact: Ohi-Toma, Tetsuo ; Univ Tokyo, Bot Gardens, Grad Sch Sci, Tokyo 1120001, Japan

 

Ollerton J, Raguso RA (2006) The sweet stench of decay. New Phytologist 172, 382-5. Contact: Ollerton, Jeff ; Univ Northampton, Sch Appl Sci, Landscape and Biodivers Res Grp, Pk Campus, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK

 

Pascoli ICd, Nascimento IR, Lopes LMX (2006) Configurational analysis of cubebins and bicubebin from Aristolochia lagesiana and Aristolochia pubescens. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 67, 735-42. Contact: Lopes, Lucia MX; Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, CP 355, BR-14801970 Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Qiao H-X, Li L-D, Wu L-M (2006) Molecular cellular toxicology of aristolochic acid and its advances. Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi 20, 515-20. Contact: Wu Li-Mao; Zhejiang Univ, Coll Pharmaceut Sci, Inst Chinese Herb Med, Hangzhou 310031, Peoples R China

 

Roy A, Ramachandran P (2006) Characterization of a Citrus exocortis viroid variant in yellow corky vein disease of citrus in India. Current Science (Bangalore) 91, 798-803. Contact: Ramachandran, Padma; Indian Agr Res Inst, Div Plant Pathol, Plant Virol Unit, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Samanta AK (2006) Flowering and fruiting calendar of some angiospermic climbers of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30, 681-93. Contact: Samanta, A. K.; Bot Survey India, Cent Bot Lab, Indian Bot Garden, Howrah 711103, W Bengal, India

 

Samsonova OE, Belous VN, Dudar YA (2006) Pharmocological characterization of Aristolochia clematitis growing in the Stavropol region. Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal 40, 23-4. Contact: Samsonova, O. E. ; Stavropol State Univ, Stavropol, Russia

 

Shin HJ, Lee CH, Kang H-J, Lee SS, Shin J-G (2006) Role of human organic anion transporter 4 in the transport of herbal-drugs. Drug Metabolism Reviews 38. Contact: Shin, Ho Jung ; Inje Univ, Coll Med, Res Ctr, Dept Pharmacol and Pharmacogenom, Pusan, South Korea

 

Silva-Brandao KL, Solferini VN, Trigo JR (2006) Chemical and phylogenetic relationships among Aristolochia L. (Aristolochiaceae) from southeastern Brazil. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 34, 291-302. Contact: Trigo, Jose Roberto; Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Lab Ecol Quim, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

 

Soniya EV, Sujitha M (2006) An efficient in vitro propagation of Aristolochia indica. Biologia Plantarum (Prague) 50, 272-4. Contact: Soniya, E. V. ; Rajiv Gandhi Ctr Biotechnol, Plant Mol Biol Grp, Trivandrum 695014, Kerala, India

 

Speck T, Luchsinger R, Busch S, Rueggeberg M, Speck O (2006) Self-healing processes in nature and engineering: Self-repairing biomimetic membranes for pneumatic structures. In 'Design and Nature III: Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering' pp. 105-14. (WIT PRESS)

 

Stefanovic V, Toncheva D, Atanasova S, Polenakovic M (2006) Etiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy and associated urothelial cancer. American Journal of Nephrology 26, 1-11. Contact: Stefanovic, Vladisav ; Fac Med, Inst Nephrol and Hemodialysis, Bul Zorana Djindjiea 81, CS-18000 Nish, Serbia Monteneg

 

Tanaka N, Sugawara T (2006) Typification of Dr. Tomitaro Makino's botanical names (3). Journal of Japanese Botany 81, 275-7. Contact: Tanaka, Nobuyuki ; Kochi Prefectural Makino Bot Garden, 4200-6 Godaisan, Kochi 7818125, Japan

 

Trujillo CG, Sersic AN (2006) Floral biology of Aristolochia argentina (Aristolochiaceae). Flora (Jena) 201, 374-82. Contact: Sersic, Alicia N.; Univ Nacl Cordoba, CONICET, Inst Multidisciplinario Biol Vegetal, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina

 

Upson T, Brett R (2006) Aristolochia cathcartii Aristolochiaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 23, 84,5-90. Contact: Upson, Tim ; Univ Cambridge, Bot Gardens, Cory Lodge,Bateman St, Cambridge CB2 1JF, UK

 

Vogt P, Kaas JP (2006) The Neotropical Rainforest House at Krefeld Zoo - Experiences with an ecological experiment. Zoologische Garten 76, 137-68. Contact: Vogt, Paul ; Franz Josef Sulzer Weg 8, D-79725 Laufenberg, Germany

 

Wang F-g, Qin X-s, Chen H-f, Zhang R-j, Liu D-m, Xing F-w (2006) Endemic plants in limestone region on Hainan Island. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 14, 45-54. Contact: Xing Fu-wu; Chinese Acad Sci, S China Bot Garden, Guangzhou 510650, Peoples R China

 

Wang Y-C, Li H-S, Zhong L-F (2006) Toxic effects and possible mechanisms of Atistolochia manshuriensis Kom on adrenals in rats. Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi 20, 344-8. Contact: Zhong Lai-Fu; Dalian Med Univ, Dept Toxicol, Dalian 116027, Peoples R China

 

Wanke S, Gonzalez F, Neinhuis C (2006) Systematics of pipevines: Combining morphological and fast-evolving molecular characters to investigate the relationships within subfamily Aristolochioideae (Aristolochiaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 167, 1215-27. Contact: Wanke, Stefan ; Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Bot, Plant Phylogenet and Phylogen Grp, D-8027 Dresden, Germany

 

Wanke S, Quandt D, Neinhuis C (2006) Universal primers for a large cryptically simple cpDNA microsatellite region in Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6, 1051-3. Contact: Wanke, Stefan ; Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Bot, Plant Phylogenet and Phylogenom Grp, D-01062 Dresden, Germany

 

Watanabe K, Kajita T, Murata J (2006) Chloroplast DNA variation and geographical structure of the Aristolochia kaempferi group (Aristolochiaceae). American Journal of Botany 93, 442-53. Contact: Watanabe, Kana ; Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Sci, Bot Gardens, Tokyo 1120001, Japan

 

Weber A, Sonntag S (2006) Stefan Vogel - 80 years - A life devoted to floral ecology. Flora (Jena) 201, 331-9.

 

Wen Y-j, Su T, Tang J-w, Zhang C-y, Wang X, Cai S-q, Li X-m (2006) Cytotoxicity of phenanthrenes extracted from Aristolochia contorta in human proximal tubular epithelial cell line. Nephron Experimental Nephrology 103, E95-E102. Contact: Li, Xiao-mei; Peking Univ, Hosp 1, Inst Nephrol, Div Renal, 8 Xishiku St,Xicheng Dist, Beijing 100034, Peoples R China

 

Yang H-Y, Lin J-L, Chen K-H, Yu C-C, Hsu P-Y, Lin C-L (2006) Aristolochic acid-related nephropathy associated with the popular Chinese herb Xi Xin. JN Journal of Nephrology 19, 111-4. Contact: Lin, Chun-Liang; Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Div Nephrol, 6 W Chia Pu Rd,Pu Tzu City, Chiayi, Taiwan

 

You T, Zheng C, Zhou X, Sun J (2006) Fingerprint analysis of Chinese traditional medicine of aristolochia plants by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 27. Contact: You, Tianyan ; Chinese Acad Sci, Changchun Inst Appl Chem, State Key Lab Electroanalyt Chem, Beijing 100864, Peoples R China

 

Zhang N, Xie M (2006) The mechanism of the nephrotoxicity of Aristolochia Manshriensis Kom and Long Dan Xie Gan decoction. FASEB Journal 20. Contact: Zhang, Na ; Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Dept Formulaol, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China

 

Zhang C, Wang X, et al. (2006) Simultaneous determination of five aristolochic acids and two aristololactams in Aristolochia plants by high-performance liquid chromatography. Biomedical Chromatography 20, 309-18. Contact: Cai, Shaoqing ; Peking Univ, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Nat Med, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China

 

Zhang R-j, Ye Y-s, Xing F-w, Chen H-q, Tian H-z (2006) Some newly recorded plants from Hainan Island of China (X). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 14, 243-5. Contact: Xing Fu-wu ; Chinese Acad Sci, S China Bot Garden, Guangzhou 510650, Peoples R China

 

Zhou X, Zheng C, Sun J, You T (2006) Analysis of nephroloxic and carcinogenic aristolochic acids in Aristolochia plants by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection at a carbon fiber microdisk electrode. Journal of Chromatography A 1109, 152-9. Contact: You, Tianyan; Chinese Acad Sci, Changchun Inst Appl Chem, Grad Sch, State Key Lab Electroanalyt Chem, Changchun 130022, Peoples R China

 

Zhou Y (2006) Preliminary study of the evaluation system of precious and endangered wild officinal plants in Changbai Mountains. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 26, 599-605. Contact: Zhou You; Tonghua Teachers Coll, Dept Biol, Tonghua 134002, Jilin, Peoples R China

 

Zhou Y (2006) Quantitative study of conservation priority of the rare and threatened ornamental plants in Changbai Mountains. Wuhan Zhiwuxue Yanjiu 24, 357-64. Contact: Zhou You; Tonghua Teachers Coll, Dept Biol, Tonghua 134002, Jilin, Peoples R China

 

Acevedo-Rodriguez P (2005) Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 51, 7-464. Contact: Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro; Natl Museum Nat HistUS Natl Herbarium, Smithsonian Inst, MRC-166, Washington, DC, 20013, USA

 

Adams CA, Baskin JM, Baskin CC (2005) Comparative morphology of seeds of four closely related species of Aristolochia subgenus Siphisia (Aristolochiaceae, Piperales). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 148, 433-6. Contact: Baskin, Jerry M. ; Univ Kentucky, Dept Biol, Lexington, KY 40506 USA

 

Adams CA, Baskin JM, Baskin CC (2005) Trait stasis versus adaptation in disjunct relict species: evolutionary changes in seed dormancy-breaking and germination requirements in a subclade of Aristolochia subgenus Siphisia (Piperales). Seed Science Research 15, 161-73. Contact: Baskin, Jerry M. ; Univ Kentucky, Dept Biol, Lexington, KY 40506 USA

 

Balachandran P, Wei F, Lin R-C, Khan IA, Pasco DS (2005) Structure activity relationships of aristolochic acid analogues: Toxicity in cultured renal epithelial cells. Kidney International 67, 1797-805. Contact: Pasco, David S.; Univ Mississippi, Sch Pharm, Pharmaceut Sci Res Inst, Natl Ctr Nat Prod Res, Oxford, MS 38677 USA

 

Bhuyan M, Bhattacharyya PR, Kanjilal PB (2005) Butterflies of the Regional Research Laboratory campus, Jorhat, Assam. Zoos Print Journal 20, 1910-1. Contact: Bhattacharyya, Pranab R. ; Reg Res Lab, Div Plant Sci and Ecol, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India

 

Brunzel S, Fischer SF, Schneider J, Jetzkowitz J (2005) Variations of the flora in settlements in the Wetterau region over 25 years. Hessische Floristische Briefe 54, 37-47. Contact: Brunzel, Stefan ; Giessener Str 9A, D-35085 Ebsdorfergrund, Germany

 

Chan S-A, Chen M-J, Liu T-Y, Fuh M-R, Deng J-F, Wu M-L, Hsieh S-J (2005) Determination of aristolochic acids in medicinal plant and herbal product by liquid chromatography-electrospray-ion trap mass spectrometry (vol 60, pg 679, 2003). Talanta 67. Contact: Fuh, Ming-Ren ; Soochow Univ, Dept Chem, POB 86-72, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Chan TYK, Tam HP, Lai CK, Chan AYW (2005) A multidisciplinary approach to the toxicologic problems associated with the use of herbal medicines. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 27, 53-7. Contact: Chan, Thomas Y. K. ; Prince Wales HospDept Med and TherapeutDiv Clin Pharmacol,Drug and Poisons Informat Bur, Chinese Univ Hong Kong, New Territories, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

 

Chen Y-G, Yu L-L, Huang R, Liu J-C, Lv Y-P, Zhao Y (2005) 3"-Hydroxyamentoflavone and its 7-O-methyl ether, two new biflavonoids from Aristolochia contorta. Archives of Pharmacal Research (Seoul) 28, 1233-5. Contact: Chen, Ye-Gao ; Yunnan Normal Univ, Dept Chem, Kunming 650092, Peoples R China

 

Chen C-Y (2005) Mineral content of Chinese medicinal herbs used as diuretic treatments for Taiwanese children. Phytochemical Analysis 16, 315-21. Contact: Chen, Chien-Yi; Chung Shan Med Univ, Sch Med Imaging Technol, Taichung 402, Taiwan

 

de Barros Machado T, Ramos Leal IC, Kuster RM, Fernandes Amaral AC, Kokis V, de Silva MG, Netto dos Santos KR (2005) Brazilian phytopharmaceuticals - Evaluation against hospital bacteria. Phytotherapy Research 19, 519-25. Contact: Kuster, Ricardo Machado ; Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Microbiol Prof Paulo de Goes, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

Ding X-s, Liang A-h, et al. (2005) Nephrotoxicity of Aristolochia manshuriensis and aristolochic acids in mice. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 30, 1019-22. Contact: Ding Xiao-shuang ; Chinese Acad Tradit Chinese Med, Inst Chinese Mat Med, Beijing 100700, Peoples R China

 

Fordyce JA, Marion ZH, Shapiro AM (2005) Phenological variation in chemical defense of the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31, 2835-46. Contact: Fordyce, James A. ; Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol and Evolut Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Han S, Kim S, Yang CH, Seo J (2005) Genetical identification of Akebia and Aristolochia species by using Pyrosequencing. Journal of Biotechnology 120, 360-3. Contact: Seo, Jungchul; Daegu Haany Univ, Coll Oriental Med, Je Han Oriental Med Acad, Taegu 730090, South Korea

 

Hranjec T, Kovac A, Kos J, Mao W, Chen JJ, Grollman AP, Jelakovic B (2005) Endemic nephropathy: the case for chronic poisoning by Aristolochia. Croatian Medical Journal 46, 116-25. Contact: Jelakovic, Bojan; Dept Nephrol and Arterial HypertensCtr Hosp, Univ Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

 

Jimenez-Ferrera JE, Perez-Teran YY, Roman-Ramos R, Tortoriello J (2005) Antitoxin activity of plants used in Mexican traditional medicine against scorpion poisoning. Phytomedicine (Jena) 12, 116-22. Contact: Tortoriello, J.; IMSS, Ctr Invest Biomed Sur, Argentina 1, Xochitepec, Morelos, 62790, Mexico

 

Kato Y (2005) Geographic variation in photoperiodic response for the induction of pupal diapause in the Aristolochia-feeding butterfly Atrophaneura alcinous. Applied Entomology and Zoology 40, 347-50. Contact: Kato, Yoshiomi; Int Christian Univ, Dept Biol, Tokyo 1818585, Japan

 

Larsen TB (2005) Hazards of butterfly collecting - ABD in the Sundarban mangroves, Bangladesh, Christmas 2002. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 117, 39-42. Contact: Larsen, Torben B.; World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC, 20433, USA

 

Lebeau C, Debelle FD, Arlt VM, Pozdzik A, De Prez EG, Phillips DH, Deschodt-Lanckman MM, Vanherweghem J-L, Nortier JL (2005) Early proximal tubule injury in experimental aristolochic acid nephropathy: functional and histological studies. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 20, 2321-32. Contact: Lebeau, Catherine ; Free Univ Brussels, Lab Res Peptide Metab, Fac Med, Campus Erasme CP 603,Route Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium

 

Liao J-C, Lin K-H, Ho H-Y, Peng W-H, Yao X, Kitanaka S, Wu J-B (2005) Inhibitory effects of 87 species of traditional Chinese herbs on nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 macrophages, activated with lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma. Pharmaceutical Biology 43, 158-63. Contact: Wu, Jin-Bin; China Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmaceut Chem, 91 Hsueh Shih Rd,N Dist, Taichung 404, Taiwan

 

Machado MB, Lopes LMX (2005) Chalcone-flavone tetramer and biflavones from Aristolochia ridicula. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 66, 669-74. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; UNESP, Inst Quim, CP 355,Campus Araraquara, BR-15801970 Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Nakonechnaya OV, Koren OG, Nesterova SV, Sidorenko VS, Kholina AB, Batygina TB, Zhuravlev YN (2005) Reproductive biology of Aristolochia manshuriensis (Aristolochiaceae) under the conditions of introduction. Rastitel'nye Resursy 41, 14-25.

 

Nok AJ, Sallau BA, Onyike E, Useh NM (2005) Columbin inhibits cholesterol uptake in bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei - A possible trypanocidal mechanism. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry 20, 365-8. Contact: Nok, A. J. ; Ahmadu Bello Univ, Dept Biochem, Zaria, Nigeria

 

Oyedeji OA, Adeniyi BA, Ajayi O, Koenig WA (2005) Essential oil composition of Piper guineense and its antimicrobial activity. Another chemotype from Nigeria. Phytotherapy Research 19, 362-4. Contact: Oyedeji, O. A. ; Lagos State Univ, Dept Chem, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria

 

Popov PP, Kazantseva MN, Arefyev SP (2005) Forming of Pinus sibirica (Pinaceae) plantations by mixed young forests thinning. Rastitel'nye Resursy 41, 25-32.

 

Ravikumar S, Nazar S, Nuralshiefa A, Abideen S (2005) Antibacterial activity of traditional therapeutic coastal medicinal plants against some pathogens. Journal of Environmental Biology 26, 383-6. Contact: Ravikumar, S. ; Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univ, Ctr Marine Sci and Technol, Rajakkamangalam 629502, Tamil Nadu, India

 

Reddy S, Dutt CBS (2005) Some interesting additions to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands from North Andaman. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 102, 133-5. Contact: Reddy, Sudhakar ; Natl Remote Sensing Agcy, Forestry and Ecol Div, Hyderabad 500037, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

Rys V, Couture A, Deniau E, Lebrun S, Grandclaudon P (2005) A concise benzotriazolyl-mediated synthesis of 9-methoxycepharanone A. Tetrahedron 61, 665-71. Contact: Couture, Axel ; Chim Organ Phys LabUMR 8009, Univ Sci and Technol Lille, Batiment C3,2, F-59655, Villeneuve Dascq, France

 

Saito M, Yamanaka A, Masaki H, Nishijima A, Harada Y, Kitazawa C, Abe H, Watanabe M, Endo K (2005) Environmental factors affecting black/white coloration of the silken girdle in the swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae). Zoological Science (Tokyo) 22, 1259-63. Contact: Yamanaka, Akira ; Yamaguchi Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys Biol and Informat, Yamaguchi 7538512, Japan

 

Shimpi SR, Chaudhari LS, Bharambe SM, Kharche AT, Patil KP, Bendre RS, Mahulikar PP (2005) Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of organic extract of leaves of Aristolochia bracteata. Pesticide Research Journal 17, 16-8. Contact: Shimpi, S. R. ; N Maharashtra Univ, Sch Chem Sci, POB 80, Jalgaon 425001, MS, India

 

Silva-Brandao KL, Freitas AVL, Brower AVZ, Solferini VN (2005) Phylogenetic relationships of the New World Troidini swallowtails (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae) based on COI, COII, and EF-1 alpha genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36, 468-83. Contact: Freitas, Andre Victor Lucci ; Univ Estadual Campinas, Museu Hist Nat, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

 

Subramanian A, Mohan VR, Kumaresan S, Chelladurai V (2005) Herbal medicinal plants used by the Valaiyans of Madurai District, Tamil Nadu to obtain relief from the poisonous bites. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 29, 419-21. Contact: Subramanian, A. ; AKGS Arts Coll, Dept Bot, Srivaikuntam 628619, India

 

Tayade SK, Patil DA (2005) Ethnomedicinal tradition.s of tribals of Nandurbar district (Maharashtra). Journal of Phytological Research 18, 251-4. Contact: Tayade, S. K. ; PSGVP Coll Arts Sci and Commerce, Dept Bot, Shahada 425409, MS, India

 

Tsai C-S, Chen Y-C, Chen H-H, Cheng C-J, Lin S-H (2005) An unusual cause of hypokalemic paralysis: Aristolochic acid nephropathy with Fanconi syndrome. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 330, 153-5. Contact: Lin, Shih-Hua; Tri Serv Gen Hosp, Dept Med, Div Nephrol, Natl Def Med Ctr, 325,Sect 2,Cheng Kung Rd, Taipei 114, Taiwan

 

Tsuchihara K (2005) Characterization of tarsal taste sensilla and identification of a protein involved in chemical recognition of butterfly. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 22, 1391-2. Contact: Tsuchihara, Kazuko; Kanazawa Inst Technol, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

 

Yu L-L, Huang R, Lv Y-P, Zhao Y, Chen Y (2005) A new biflavonoid from Aristolochia contorta. Pharmazie 60, 789-91. Contact: Chen, Yegao; Yunnan Normal Univ, Dept Chem, St 21, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China

 

Zhai H, Inoue T, Moriyama M, Esumi T, Mitsumoto Y, Fukuyama Y (2005) Neuroprotective effects of 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuran neolignans. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 28, 289-93. Contact: Fukuyama, Yoshiyasu; Fac Pharmaceut SciInst Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri Univ, Tokushima, 7708514, Japan

 

Zhang C-y, Wang X, Shang M-y, Yu J, Xu J-Y, Li Z-g, Li X-m, Cai S-q, Namba T (2005) Affection of different preparations on the content of toxic constituents in traditional Chinese medicines, examplified with Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 30, 835-9. Contact: Zhang Cui-ying ; Peking Univ, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China

 

Zhang CY, Wang X, Su T, Ma CM, Wen YJ, Shang MY, Li XM, Liu GX, Cai SQ (2005) New aristolochic acid, aristololactam and renal cytotoxic constituents from the stem and leaves of Aristolochia contorta. Pharmazie 60, 785-8. Contact: Cai, S.-Q.; Peking Univ, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Nat Med, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

 

Zhao Y-l, Wang Z-q, Feng J-m, Wang L-n, Liu D-y, Zhang Y-h (2005) Alprostadil preventing fibrosis of aristochic acid nephropathy in rats. Zhongguo Xinyao yu Linchuang Zazhi 24, 773-7. Contact: Zhao Yan-ling ; Wenzhou Med Coll, Affiliated Hosp 2, Dept Nephrol, Wenzhou 325027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

 

Abubakar MS, Abdurahman EM, Nok AJ, Shok M (2004) Some pharmacological and biochemical studies of neurotoxic venom of the West African black spitting cobra Naja nigricollis. Journal of Neurochemistry 88. Contact: Abubakar, M. S. ; Abdurahman, E. M. ; Shok, M.; Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

 

Anonymous (2004) Records of Ukrainian red date book insects in the town of Lugansk. Vestnik Zoologii 38.

 

Arlt VM, Alunni-Perret V, et al. (2004) Aristolochic acid (AA)-DNA adduct as marker of AA exposure and risk factor for AA nephropathy-associated cancer. International Journal of Cancer 111, 977-80. Contact: Arlt, Volker M. ; Sect Mol Carcinogenesis, Inst Canc Res, Brookes Lawley Bldg, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

 

Arlt VM, Hollstein M, Roufosse C, Pusey CD, Cook T, Schmeiser HH, Lord GM (2004) DNA adducts and p53 mutations in aristolochic acid nephropathy: a UK report. Mutagenesis 19. Contact: Arlt, Volker M. ; Sect Mol Carcinogenesis, Inst Canc Res, Surrey, UK

 

Blatter A, Reich E (2004) High performance thin-layer chromatographic analysis of aristolochic acids in Chinese drugs. Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC 17, 355-9. Contact: Blatter, Anne ; CAMAG Lab, Sonnenmattstr 11, CH-4132, Muttenz, Switzerland

 

Blatter A, Reich E (2004) Qualitative and quantitative HPTLC methods for quality control of Stephania tetrandra. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 27, 2087-100. Contact: Reich, E.; CAMAG Lab, Sonnenmattstr 11, CH-4132, Muttenz, Switzerland

 

Burgess KS, Singfield J, Melendez V, Kevan PG (2004) Pollination biology of Aristolochia grandiflora (Aristolochiaceae) in Veracruz, Mexico. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91, 346-56. Contact: Burgess, K. S. ; Dept Bot, Univ Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada

 

Chakraborty MK, Bhattacharya A (2004) Magico religious beliefs among the tribal of Purulia District, West Bengal. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 28, 510-2. Contact: Chakraborty, Manas Kumar ; Dept Bot, Narajole Raj Coll, Paschim Medinipore, Pin, 721211, India

 

Chien CH, Wan HC, Chen HC, Lin JG, Kao TT, Chiang SY (2004) Genotoxicity of aristolochic acid in mice and in vitro. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 197. Contact: Chien, C. H. ; China Med Univ, Inst Chinese Med Sci, Taichung, Taiwan

 

de Barros F, Capellari L, Jr. (2004) Flora of the Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais: Aristolochiaccae. Boletim de Botanica da Universidade de Sao Paulo 22, 15-8. Contact: de Barros, Fabio ; Inst Bot, Caixa Postal 4005, BR-01061970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

Fordyce JA, Nice CC (2004) Geographic variation in clutch size and a realized benefit of aggregative feeding. Evolution 58, 447-50. Contact: Fordyce, James A. ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

 

Hu S-L, Zhang H-Q, Chan K, Mei Q-X (2004) Studies on the toxicity of Aristolochia manshuriensis (Guanmuton). Toxicology 198, 195-201. Contact: Hu, Shi-Lin ; Insit Chinese Mat Med, China Acad Tradit Chinese Med, Beijing, 100700, China

 

Hussain K, Sarode DB, Dakshinkar NP, Nighot NK (2004) Efficacy of Anthelmex - A polyherbal anthelmintic against gastrointestinal nematodes in axis deer. Indian Veterinary Journal 81, 940-1. Contact: Hussain, Kafil ; Dept Vet Med, Nagpur Vet Coll, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440006, India

 

Jaramillo MA, Manos PS, Zimmer EA (2004) Phylogenetic relationships of the perianthless Piperales: Reconstructing the evolution of floral development. International Journal of Plant Sciences 165, 403-16. Contact: Jaramillo, M. Alejandra ; Dept Bioquim Med, Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, BR-21940590, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

Jou J-H, Li C-Y, Schelonka EP, Lin C-H, Wu T-S (2004) Analysis of the analogues of aristolochic acid and aristolactam in the plant of Aristolochia genus by HPLC. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis 12, 40-5. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Dept Food Hlth, Chia Nan Univ Pharm and Sci, 60,Sec 1,Erh Jen Rd, Jen Te Township, Tainan County, 717, Taiwan

 

Levy JM, Connor EF (2004) Are gardens effective in butterfly conservation? A case study with the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor. Journal of Insect Conservation 8, 323-30. Contact: Levy, Jacqueline M. ; Dept Biol, San Francisco State Univ, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, CA, 94132, USA

 

Li W, Gong S, Wen D, Che B, Liao Y, Liu H, Feng X, Hu S (2004) Rapid determination of aristolochic acid I and II in Aristolochia plants from different regions by beta-cyclodextrin-modified capillary zone electrophoresis. Journal of Chromatography A 1049, 211-7. Contact: Liu, Huwei ; Coll Chem and Mol EngnMinist EducKey Lab Bioorgan Chem and Mol Engn, Peking Univ, Beijing, 100871, China

 

Olsson K-A (2004) Report from flora observers 2004. Botaniska Notiser 137, 1-36. Contact: Olsson, Kjell-Arne; S-29632 Ahus, Sweden

 

Ram AJ, Bhakshu LM, Raju RRV (2004) In vitro antimicrobial activity of certain medicinal plants from Eastern Ghats, India, used for skin diseases. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 90, 353-7. Contact: Raju, R. R. Venkata; Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, India

 

Rieger RA, Gao S, Bonala RR, Kasu PV, Torres MC, Grollman AP, Johnson F, Iden CR (2004) Quantitation of aristolochic acids and metabolites in renal tubule cells. Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 228. Contact: Rieger, Robert A. ; SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Pharmacol Sci, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA

 

Ruch DG, Reidy CR, Torke BG, Badger KS, Rothrock PE (2004) Additions to the flora of Ginn Woods, Delaware County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 113, 1-6. Contact: Ruch, Donald G. ; Dept Biol, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA

 

Schaneberg BT, Khan IA (2004) Analysis of products suspected of containing Aristolochia or Asarum species. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 94, 245-9. Contact: Khan, I. A.; Thad Cochran Res CtrSch PharmRes Inst Pharmaceut Sci,Natl Ctr Nat Prod Res, Univ Mississippi, POB 1848, University, MS, 38677, USA

 

Shi L-S, Kuo P-C, Tsai Y-L, Damu AG, Wu T-S (2004) The alkaloids and other constituents from the root and stem of Aristolochia elegans. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 12, 439-46. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan

 

Sun Z, Liu L, Zheng X, Fan C, Wang Q, Li G (2004) An easy and rapid method to determine aristolochic acids I and II with high sensitivity. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 378, 388-90. Contact: Li, Genxi; Department of Biochemistry and National Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, China

 

Vovlas N, Liebanas G, Castillo P (2004) SEM studies on the Mediterranean olive root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne baetica, and histopathology on two additional natural hosts. Nematology 6, 749-54. Contact: Castillo, Pablo; CSIC, Inst Agr Sostenible, Apdo 4084, Cordoba 14080, Spain

 

Zhai H, Nakatsukasa M, Mitsumoto Y, Fukuyama Y (2004) Neurotrophic effects of Talaumidin, a neolignan from Aristolochia arcuata, in primary cultured rat cortical neurons. Planta Medica 70, 598-602. Contact: Fukuyama, Yoshiyasu; Fac Pharmaceut SciInst Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri Univ, 180 Yamashiro Cho, Tokushima, 7708514, Japan

 

Zhang H, Cifone MA, Murli H, Erexson GL, Mecchi MS, Lawlor TE (2004) Application of simplified in vitro screening tests to detect genotoxicity of aristolochic acid. Food and Chemical Toxicology 42, 2021-8. Contact: Zhang, H. ; Covance Labs Inc, Vienna, VA, 22182, USA

 

Zhang H-Z, Borman HD, Myhr BC (2004) Effects of aristolochic acid on morphological transformation of cultured Syrian hamster embryo cells. Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi 18, 127-33. Contact: Zhang Hai-Zhou ; Covance Labs Inc, Vienna, VA, USA

 

Zhou S, Koh H-L, Gao Y, Gong Z-y, Lee EJD (2004) Herbal bioactivation: The good, the bad and the ugly. Life Sciences 74, 935-68. Contact: Zhou, Shufeng ; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore

 

Albrecht MA, McCarthy BC (2003) Habitat specificity and temporal trends in harvesting of medicinal herbs in the Wayne National Forest (Ohio, USA). Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 88. Contact: Albrecht, Matthew A. ; McCarthy, Brian C.; Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

 

Barringer K, Clemants SE (2003) The vascular flora of Black Rock Forest, Cornwall, New York. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 130, 292-308. Contact: Barringer, Kerry ; Clemants, Steven E.; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11225-1099, USA

 

Barthlott W, Theisen I, Borsch T, Neinhuis C (2003) Epicuticular waxes and vascular plant systematics: integrating micromorphological and chemical data. In 'Deep Morphology: Toward a Renaissance of Morphology in Plant Systematics' pp. 189-206. (A R G GANTNER VERLAG K G)

 

Batalha MA, Jorge MCC (2003) The flora of Grao-Mogol, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Aristolochiaceae. Boletim de Botanica da Universidade de Sao Paulo 21. Contact: Jorge, Maria Carolina C.; Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 05422-970, Caixa Postal 11461, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

Camporese A, Balick MJ, Arvigo R, Esposito RG, Morsellino N, De Simone F, Tubaro A (2003) Screening of anti-bacterial activity of medicinal plants from Belize (Central America). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 87, 103-7. Contact: Tubaro, A.; DEMREP, University of Trieste, Via A. Valerio 6, 34127, Trieste, Italy

 

Chan S-A, Chen M-J, Liu T-Y, Fuh M-R, Deng J-F, Wu M-L, Hsieh S-J (2003) Determination of aristolochic acids in medicinal plant and herbal product by liquid chromatography-electrospray-ion trap mass spectrometry. Talanta 60, 679-85. Contact: Fuh, Ming-Ren ; Department of Chemistry, Soochow University, P.O. Box 86-72, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Damu AG, Kuo P-C, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y, Wu T-S (2003) Chemical constituents and pharmacology of the Formosan Aristolochia species. Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal (Taipei) 55, 1-33. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan

 

Debelle F, Nortier J, Arlt VM, De Prez E, Vienne A, Salmon I, Phillips DH, Deschodt-Lanckman M, Vanherweghem J-L (2003) Effects of dexfenfluramine on aristolochic acid nephrotoxicity in a rat model for Chinese-herb nephropathy. Archives of Toxicology 77, 218-26. Contact: Nortier, Joelle ; Department of Nephrology, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

 

Elshafie AE, Al Siyabi FM, Salih FM, Omar TB, Al Bahry SN, Al Kindi S (2003) The mycobiota of herbal drug plants in Oman and possible decontamination by gamma radiation. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 42, 149-54. Contact: Elshafie, Abdulkadir E. ; Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, Postal Code 123, Al Khod, Oman

 

Franca VC, Agra MdF, Barbosa-Filho JM, da-Cunha EVL, da-Silva MS (2003) Physcion and dihydrocarinatin from Aristolochia birostris. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 31, 1341-3. Contact: da-Silva, M. S.; Laboratorio de Tecnologia Farmaceutica, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58051-970, Cx. Postal 5009, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil

 

Francisco MC, Nasser ALM, Lopes LMX (2003) Tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids and 2-deoxyribonolactones from Aristolochia arcuata. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 62, 1265-70. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista-Unesp, 14800-900, CP 355, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

French LG, Tracey AJ, Ramirez-Sosa CR (2003) Isolation of a novel pacifigorgiane sesquiterpene. Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 225. Contact: French, Larry G. ; Tracey, Anthony J. ; Department of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, Bewkes Hall, Canton, NY, 13617, USA

 

Gonzalez F, Rudall PJ (2003) Structure and development of the ovule and seed in Aristolochiaceae, with particular reference to Saruma. Plant Systematics and Evolution 241, 223-44. Contact: Gonzalez, F. ; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 7495, Bogota, Colombia

 

Hu S-L, Zhang H-Q, Chan K, Mei Q-X (2003) Safety issues in the use of herbals in medicine and foods. Toxicology 191, 8-9. Contact: Hu, Shi-Lin ; Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 16 Nanxiaojie, Beijing, 100700, China

 

Ioset JR, Raoelison GE, Hostettmann K (2003) Detection of aristolochic acid in Chinese phytomedicines and dietary supplements used as slimming regimens. Food and Chemical Toxicology 41, 29-36. Contact: Hostettmann, K.; BEP, Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Jou J-H, Chen S, Wu T-S (2003) Facile reversed-phase HPLC resolution and quantitative determination of aristolochic acid and aristolactam analogues in traditional Chinese medicine. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 26, 3057-68. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan

 

Kawamura T, Osada Y, Okuda K, Hisata Y, Sakai E, Tanaka T, Tatematsu I (2003) Contents variation of aristolochic acid in the plants of Aristolochiaceae: About the related plants of Chinese herb Xixin. Natural Medicines 57, 105-9. Contact: Kawamura, Tomoko ; Osada, Yuuki ; Okuda, Kazuyo ; Hisata, Youichi ; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Yagotoyama 150, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, 468-8503, Japan

 

Kelly LM, Gonzalez F (2003) Phylogenetic relationships in Aristolochiaceae. Systematic Botany 28, 236-49. Contact: Kelly, Lawrence M. ; New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA

 

Mulder C (2003) The Northwest European Pollen Flora, 62: Aristolochiaceae. Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology 123, 47-55. Contact: Mulder, Ch.; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA, P.O. Box 1, Bilthoven, Netherlands

 

Nadanakunjidam S, Kamakshi G (2003) Traditional medicinal knowledge of a few plants of Karaikal region, Pondicherry. Advances in Plant Sciences 16, 405-12. Contact: Nadanakunjidam, S. ; Department of Botany, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post-graduate Studies, Lawspet, Pondicherry, 605 008, India

 

Nascimento IR, Lopes LMX (2003) Diterpene esters of aristolochic acids from Aristolochia pubescens. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 63, 953-7. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista-Unesp, 14801-970, CP 355, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Negi PS, Anandharamakrishnan C, Jayaprakasha GK (2003) Antibacterial activity of Aristolochia bracteata root extracts. Journal of Medicinal Food 6, 401-3. Contact: Jayaprakasha, G. K.; Human Resource Development, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 570 013, India

 

Nortier JL, Schmeiser HH, Martinez M-CM, Arlt VM, Vervaet C, Garbar CH, Daelemans P, Vanherweghem J-L (2003) Invasive urothelial carcinoma after exposure to Chinese herbal medicine containing aristolochic acid may occur without severe renal failure. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 18, 426-8. Contact: Nortier, Joelle L. ; Department of Nephrology, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

 

Oliveira AFM, Meirelles ST, Salatino A (2003) Epicuticular waxes from caatinga and cerrado species and their efficiency against water loss. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 75, 431-9. Contact: Oliveira, Antonio F. M. ; Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 05422-970, Cx. Postal 11461, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

Priestap HA, van Baren CM, Di Leo Lira P, Coussio JD, Bandoni AL (2003) Volatile constituents of Aristolochia argentina. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 63, 221-5. Contact: Bandoni, Arnaldo L.; Catedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, IQUIMEFA (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Ray A, Kumar GS, Maiti M (2003) Molecular aspects on the interaction of aristololactam-beta-D-glucoside with HL-form deoxyribonucleic acid structures. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 21, 141-51. Contact: Ray, Arghya ; Dept. of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Room No. M-534, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

 

Saxena AK, Panhotra BR (2003) Herbal remedies: Renal tragedies. Swiss Medical Weekly 133, 188-9. Contact: Saxena, Anil K. ; Division of Nephrology, King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care Center, Hofuf, Al-Hasa, 31982, Saudi Arabia

 

Sharma RK, Chopra G, Bhushan G, Munjal K (2003) Use of Indian plants in fertility regulation in mammals. Journal of Experimental Zoology India 6, 57-74. Contact: Sharma, R. K. ; Chopra, Girish ; Bhushan, Gian ; Munjal, Kanchan; Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136 119, India

 

Shirwaikar A, Somashekar AP, Udupa AL, Udupa SL, Somashekar S (2003) Wound healing studies of Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. with supportive action of antioxidant enzymes. Phytomedicine (Jena) 10, 558-62. Contact: Shirwaikar, A. ; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, India

 

Speck T, Rowe N, Civeyrel L, Classen-Bockhoff R, Neinhuis C, Spatz H-C (2003) The potential of plant biomechanics in functional biology and systematics. In 'Deep Morphology: Toward a Renaissance of Morphology in Plant Systematics' pp. 241-71. (A R G GANTNER VERLAG K G)

 

Tracey AJ, French LG (2003) Sesquiterpene constituents from Aristolochia salvadorensis. Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 225. Contact: Tracey, Anthony J. ; French, Larry G.; Department of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, Bewkes Hall, Canton, NY, 13617, USA

 

Tsuchihara K, Inoue T, Asaoka K (2003) Comparative studies of tarsal taste sensilla in two species of swallowtail butterflies. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 20, 1577-8. Contact: Tsuchihara, Kazuko ; JSPS, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan

 

Virolleaud M-A, Bressy C, Piva O (2003) A straightforward synthesis of (E)-delta-alkenyl-beta,gamma-unsaturated delta-lactones by a tandem ring-closing/cross-coupling metathesis process. Tetrahedron Letters 44, 8081-4. Contact: Piva, Olivier; Laboratoire de Chimie Organique-Photochimie et Synthese, Universite Claude Bernard-Lyon I-UMR CNRS 5622, Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Bat. Raulin-43, 69622, Villeurbanne, France

 

Wendel G, Pereira S, Sosa A, Fusco M, Pelzer L (2003) Effect of Aristolochia argentina on intestinal tract in mice. Biocell 27. Contact: Wendel, G. ; Pereira, S. ; Sosa, A. ; Fusco, M. ; Pelzer, L.; Farmacologia. Farmacognosia. Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernera, San Luis, 5700, Argentina

 

Abe F, Nagafuji S, et al. (2002) Trypanocidal constituents in plants 1. Evaluation of some Mexican plants for their trypanocidal activity and active constituents in Guaco, roots of Aristolochia taliscana. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 25, 1188-91. Contact: Abe, Fumiko ; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan

abefumi@fukuoka-u.ac.jp

 

Ali H, Koenig GM, Khalid SA, Wright AD, Kaminsky R (2002) Evaluation of selected Sudanese medicinal plants for their in vitro activity against hemoflagellates, selected bacteria, HIV-1-RT and tyrosine kinase inhibitory, and for cytotoxicity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 83, 219-28. Contact: Koenig, G. M. ; Institut fuer Pharmazeutische Biologie, University of Bonn, Nussallee 6, D-53115, Bonn, Germany

 

Amat AG, Yajia ME, Gonzalez CF, Lorca GL, Sanchez Gonzalez F, Riglos AG, Veron JR (2002) Evaluation of cytological parameters induced by aqueous extracts of seven plants used as antihypertensive agents in Argentine folk medicine. Acta Farmaceutica Bonaerense 21, 37-42. Contact: Amat, Anibal G. ; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Quimicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, F. de Azara 1552, CP 3300, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina

agamat@fceqyn.unam.edu.ar

 

Arlt VM, Stiborova M, Schmeiser HH (2002) Aristolochic acid as a probable human cancer hazard in herbal remedies: A review. Mutagenesis 17, 265-77. Contact: Arlt, Volker M. ; Section of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Institute of Cancer Research, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

v.arlt@icr.ac.uk

 

Arlt VM, Ferluga D, Stiborova M, Pfohl-Leszkowicz A, Vukelic M, Ceovic S, Schmeiser HH, Cosyns J-P (2002) Is aristolochic acid a risk factor for Balkan endemic nephropathy-associated urothelial cancer? International Journal of Cancer 101, 500-2. Contact: Arlt, Volker M. ; Section of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Institute of Cancer Research, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

v.arlt@icr.ac.uk

 

Assinewe VA (2002) The science of traditional medicine. Biodiversity (Ottawa) 3, 20-1. Contact: Assinewe, Valerie A.; 346 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6J3, Canada

assinewe@consilium.ca

 

Behnke HD (2002) Sieve-element plastids and evolution of monocotyledons, with emphasis on melanthiaceae sensu lato and aristolochiaceae-asaroideae, a putative dicotyledon sister group. Botanical Review 68, 524-44. Contact: Behnke, H.-Dietmar; Zellbiologie, Heidelberger Institut fuer Pflanzenwissenschaften, Universitaet Heidelberg, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 

Blanco MA (2002) Aristolochia gorgona (Aristolochiaceae), a new species with giant flowers from Costa Rica and Panama. Brittonia 54, 30-9. Contact: Blanco, Mario A.; Department of Botany, University of Florida, 220 Bartram Hall, P.O. Box 118526, Gainesville, FL, 32611-8526, USA

 

Bondya SL, Sharma HP, Kumar J, Sahu HB (2002) Native medical uses of plants for anthelmensis (Kirmi) at Ranchi District of Jharkhand. Journal of Phytological Research 15, 109-10. Contact: Bondya, Sutanu Lal ; Sharma, H. P. ; Kumar, Jyoti ; Sahu, H. B.; University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, 834008, India

 

Capellari L, Jr. (2002) Phanerogamic florula of coastal plain of Picinguaba, Ubatuba, SP, Brazil: Aristolochiaceae. Naturalia (Rio Claro) 27, 107-14. Contact: Capellari, Lindolpho, Jr.; Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas - Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz, ESALQ - USP, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

 

Cronin AJ, Maidment G, Cook T, Kite GC, Simmonds MSJ, Pusey CD, Lord GM (2002) Aristolochic acid as a causative factor in a case of Chinese herbal nephropathy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 17, 524-5. Contact: Cronin, Antonia J. ; Maidment, Geoffrey ; Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK

g.lord@ic.ac.uk

 

Debelle FD, Nortier JL, De Prez EG, Garbar CH, Vienne AR, Salmon IJ, Deschodt-Lanckman MM, Vanherweghem J-L (2002) Aristolochic acids induce chronic renal failure with interstitial fibrosis in salt-depleted rats. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 13, 431-6. Contact: Nortier, Joelle L. ; Department of Nephrology, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

jnortier@ulb.ac.be

 

Ernst E, Pittler MH (2002) Herbal medicine. Medical Clinics of North America 86, 149-61. Contact: Ernst, E. ; Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK

E.Ernst@exeter.ac.uk

 

French LG, Douglas NP, Ramirez-Sosa C, Trentini JF, Arauz MMM, Liu DQ (2002) Phytochemical investigations on the roots of Aristolochia salvadorensis. Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 223. Contact: French, Larry G. ; Douglas, Neema P. ; Department of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, Bewkes Hall, Canton, NY, 13617, USA

lfrench@stlawu.edu

 

Gao YL, Chen YP, Chen W, Dong HR, Zou WZ (2002) Chronic renal interstitial fibrosis induced by Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom in rats and protective effects of taurine. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 13. Contact: Gao, Yan Li ; Chen, Yi Pu ; Chen, Wen ; Dong, Hong Rui ; Zou, Wan Zhong; Nephrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China

 

Hong CH, Hur SK, Oh OJ, Kim SS, Nam KA, Lee SK (2002) Evaluation of natural products on inhibition of inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in cultured mouse macrophage cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 83, 153-9. Contact: Lee, Sang Kook; Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-ku, Seoul, 120-750, South Korea

 

Ioset J-R, Raoelison GE, Hostettmann K (2002) An LC/DAD-UV/MS method for the rapid detection of aristolochic acid in plant preparations. Planta Medica 68, 856-8. Contact: Hostettmann, Kurt; Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, B.E.P., 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Kite GC, Yule MA, Leon C, Simmonds MSJ (2002) Detecting aristolochic acids in herbal remedies by liquid chromatography/serial mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 16, 585-90. Contact: Simmonds, Monique S. J.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

M.Simmonds@rbgkew.org.uk

 

Koehler L, Spatz H-C (2002) Micromechanics of plant tissues beyond the linear-elastic range. Planta (Berlin) 215, 33-40. Contact: Koehler, Lothar ; Plant Biomechanics Group, Institut fuer Biologie III, Universitaet Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

mail@lhkoehler.de

 

Lee T-Y, Wu M-L, Deng J-F, Hwang D-F (2002) High-performance liquid chromatographic determination for aristolochic acid in medicinal plants and slimming products. Journal of Chromatography B 766, 169-74. Contact: Hwang, Deng-Fwu; Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, Taiwan

dfhwang@mail.ntou.edu.tw

 

Lubaretz O, zur Nieden U (2002) Accumulation of plant small heat-stress proteins in storage organs. Planta (Berlin) 215, 220-8. Contact: zur Nieden, Uta; Institut fuer Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Germany

uzurnied@ipb-halle.de

 

Ma H-m, Zhang B-l (2002) Comparison among families of Mutong. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 27, 412-8. Contact: Ma Hong-mei ; Tianjin TCM Coll, Tianjin, 300193, China

 

Martinez M-CM, Nortier J, Vereerstraeten P, Vanherweghem J-L (2002) Progression rate of Chinese herb nephropathy: Impact of Aristolochia fangchi ingested dose. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 17, 408-12. Contact: Nortier, Joelle ; Department of Nephrology, Hopital Erasme, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

jnortier@ulb.ac.be

 

Mebs D, Schneider M (2002) Aristolochic acid content of South-East Asian troidine swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and of Aristolochia plant species (Aristolochiaceae). Chemoecology 12, 11-3. Contact: Mebs, Dietrich ; Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin, Universitaet Frankfurt, Kennedyallee 104, D-60596, Frankfurt, Germany

mebs@em.uni-frankfurt.de

 

Muniz Martinez M-C, Nortier J, Vanherweghem J-L (2002) Reply. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 17. Contact: Muniz Martinez, Marie-Carmen ; Nortier, Joelle ; Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis; Department of Nephrology, Hopital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

jnortier@ulb.ac.be

 

Muniz Martinez M-C, Nortier J, Vereerstraeten P, Vanherweghem J-L (2002) Steroid therapy in chronic interstitial renal fibrosis: The case of Chinese-herb nephropathy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 17, 2033-4. Contact: Muniz Martinez, Marie-Carmen ; Nortier, Joelle ; Vereerstraeten, Pierre ; Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis; Department of Nephrology, Hopital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

 

Nortier J (2002) Interstitial fibrosis and urothelial carcinomas after chinese herbs ingestion (Aristolochia Fangchi). Nephrologie 23, 37-8. Contact: Nortier, J.; Departement de nephrologie, dialyse et transplantation, CUB Hopital Erasme, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Bruxelles, Belgium

jnortier@ulb.ac.be

 

Nortier JL, Vanherweghem JL (2002) Renal interstitial fibrosis and urothelial carcinoma associated with the use of a Chinese herb (Aristolochia fangchi). Toxicology 181-182, 577-80. Contact: Nortier, J. L. ; Department of Nephrology, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

 

Nydegger-Hugli M (2002) Thirteenth, and last, addendum to P. H. Davis' "Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands" 1-10 (1965-1988). Bauhinia 16, 33-55. Contact: Nydegger-Hugli, Max; Gustav Wenk-Strasse 15, 4056, Basel, Switzerland

 

Priestap HA, van Baren CM, Lira PDL, Prado HJ, Neugebauer M, Mayer R, Bandoni AL (2002) Essential oils from aerial parts of Aristolochia gibertii Hook. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 17, 69-71. Contact: Bandoni, Arnaldo L.; Libertad 1079, 2nd Piso, C 1012 AAU, Buenos Aires, Argentina

abandoni@infovia.com.ar

 

Quinlan MB, Quinlan RJ, Nolan JM (2002) Ethnophysiology and herbal treatments of intestinal worms in Dominica, West Indies. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 80, 75-83. Contact: Quinlan, Marsha B. ; Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 107 Swallow Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

mbquinlan@yahoo.com

 

Ruffa MJ, Perusina M, Alfonso V, Wagner ML, Suriano M, Vicente C, Campos R, Cavallaro L (2002) Antiviral activity of Petiveria alliacea against the bovine viral diarrhea virus. Chemotherapy 48, 144-7. Contact: Cavallaro, L.; Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Catedra de Virologia, Junin 956, 4th Piso, Buenos Aires, 1113, Argentina

lcavalla@ffyb.uba.ar

 

Ruffa MJ, Ferraro G, Wagner ML, Calcagno ML, Campos RH, Cavallaro L (2002) Cytotoxic effect of Argentine medicinal plant extracts on human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 79, 335-9. Contact: Cavallaro, L.; Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Catedra de Virologia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 4 piso, Capital Federal, 1113, Argentina

lcavalla@ffyb.uba.ar

 

Sakai S (2002) Aristolochia spp. (Aristolochiaceae) pollinated by flies breeding on decomposing flowers in Panama. American Journal of Botany 89, 527-34. Contact: Sakai, Shoko; Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

sakai@bio.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp

 

Sanches MC, Valio IFM (2002) Seedling growth of climbing species from a southeast Brazilian tropical forest. Plant Ecology 159, 51-9. Contact: Sanches, Maria Cristina ; Valio, I. F. M.; Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

valio@obelix.unicamp.br

 

Seto T, Hamano T, Shioda H, Kamimura H (2002) Analysis of Aristolochic acid I and II in Kampo medicine preparations. Journal of Health Science 48, 412-7. Contact: Seto, Takako ; Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health, 24-1 Hyakunin-cho 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan

 

Shafi PM, Rosamma MK, Jamil K, Reddy PS (2002) Antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Aristolochia indica. Fitoterapia 73, 439-41. Contact: Shafi, P. M. ; Department of Chemistry, Calicut University, Calicut, KER, 673 635, India

shafimuham@rediffmail.com

 

Sosa S, Balick MJ, Arvigo R, Esposito RG, Pizza C, Altinier G, Tubaro A (2002) Screening of the topical anti-inflammatory activity of some Central American plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 81, 211-5. Contact: Tubaro, Aurelia; DEMREP, University of Trieste, Via A. Valerio 6, 34127, Trieste, Italy

tubaro@univ.trieste.it

 

Tsuchihara K, Asaoka K (2002) Morphological and electrophysiological characters of the taste sensilla in the butterfly, Atrophaneura alicinous. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 19.

 

van Ypersele de Strihou C, Jadoul M (2002) Progression rate of Chinese herb nephropathy: Impact of Aristolochia fangchi ingested dose. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 17. Contact: van Ypersele de Strihou, Charles ; Jadoul, Michel; Renal Department, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium

vanypersele@nefr.ucl.ac.be

 

Vanherweghem J-L (2002) Renal failure and urinary tract carcinoma secondary to the intake of certain Chinese herbal medicines. M-S (Medecine Sciences) 18, 1095-101. Contact: Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis; Departement de Nephrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation Renale, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808, Route de Lennik, 1070, Bruxelles, Belgium

 

Zhu Y-P (2002) Toxicity of the Chinese herb Mu Tong (Aristolochia manshuriensis): What history tells us. Adverse Drug Reactions and Toxicological Reviews 21, 171-7. Contact: Zhu, You-Ping; PO Box 1632, Groningen, 9701 BP, Netherlands

 

Arlt VM, Pfohl-Leszkowicz A, Cosyns J-P, Schmeiser HH (2001) Analyses of DNA adducts formed by ochratoxin A and aristolochic acid in patients with Chinese herbs nephropathy. Mutation Research 494, 143-50. Contact: Arlt, Volker M. ; Haddow Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

v.arlt@icr.ac.uk

 

Arlt VM, Schmeiser HH, Nortier JL, Vanherweghem JL, Cook T, Williams G, Pusey CD, Lord GM (2001) Chinese herbs nephropathy and urothelial carcinoma in the UK. Mutagenesis 16, 562-3. Contact: Arlt, V. M. ; Haddow Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

 

Atluri JB, Ramana SPV, Reddi CS (2001) Life history of Pachliopta aristolochiae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera: Papilionidae) from India. Journal of the National Taiwan Museum 54, 9-12.

 

Bertram B, Hemm I, Tang W (2001) Mutagenic and carcinogenic constituents of medicinal herbs used in Europe or in the USA. Pharmazie 56, 99-120. Contact: Bertram, B. ; Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, D-69009, Heidelberg, Germany

 

Burk CJ, Zebryk TM (2001) Woody Aristolochia species in western Massachusetts. Rhodora 103, 427-30. Contact: Burk, C. John ; Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 01063, USA

jburk@email.smith.edu, tzebryk@ix.netcom.com

 

Chen HY, Ma B-Y, Grant A, Lampert N (2001) Time to abandon the term "Chinese herbs nephropathy". Kidney International 60, 2039-40. Contact: Chen, Han Y. ; Herbal Care Clinic, 161 High Street North, London, E6, UK

hychen@tinyonline.co.uk

 

Chuakul W, Saralamp P (2001) Aristolochia phetchaburiensis (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 56, 741-4. Contact: Chuakul, Wongsatit ; Saralamp, Promjit; Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, 447 Sri Ayutthaya Road, Ratchathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

pywck@mahidol.ac.th

 

Disney RHL, Sakai S (2001) Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama. European Journal of Entomology 98, 367-73. Contact: Disney, R. Henry L. ; University Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK

rhld2@hermes.cam.ac.uk

 

Fordyce JA (2001) The lethal plant defense paradox remains: Inducible host-plant aristolochic acids and the growth and defense of the pipevine swallowtail. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 100, 339-46. Contact: Fordyce, James A.; Section of Evolution and Ecology, Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

 

Fordyce JA, Agrawal AA (2001) The role of plant trichomes and caterpillar group size on growth and defence of the pipevine swallowtail Battus philenor. Journal of Animal Ecology 70, 997-1005. Contact: Fordyce, James A. ; Section of Evolution and Ecology, Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

jafordyce@ucdavis.edu

 

Gadhi CA, Benharref A, Jana M, Lozniewski A (2001) Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Aristolochia paucinervis Pomel extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 75, 203-5. Contact: Gadhi, C. A. ; Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Medicinal Plants, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, University Cadi Ayyad, 40000, Marrakesh, Morocco

radi.gadhi@iam.net.ma

 

Gadhi CA, Hatier R, Mory F, Marchal L, Weber M, Benharref A, Jana M, Lozniewski A (2001) Bactericidal properties of the chloroform fraction from rhizomes of Aristolochia paucinervis Pomel. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 75, 207-12. Contact: Gadhi, C. A. ; Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Medicinal Plants, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, University Cadi Ayyad, 40000, Marrakesh, Morocco

radi.gadhi@iam.net.ma

 

Gonzales F, Rudall PJ, Furness CA (2001) Microsporogenesis and systematics of Aristolochiaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 137, 221-42. Contact: Gonzales, Favio ; Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

fgonzg@ciencias.unal.edu.co

 

Jha RK (2001) Ethnomedicinal plants used against "asthma" at Chhotanagpur, Jharkhand, India. Advances in Plant Sciences 14, 95-7. Contact: Jha, Radha Krishna; P.G. Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, 8, India

 

Lebeau C, Arlt VM, Schmeiser HH, Boom A, Verroust PJ, Devuyst O, Beauwens R (2001) Aristolochic acid impedes endocytosis and induces DNA adducts in proximal tubule cells. Kidney International 60, 1332-42. Contact: Lebeau, Catherine ; Department of Pathophysiology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 808, Route de Lennik, Campus Erasme, Building E2 Room E2.4.114, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

clebeau@ulb.ac.be

 

Li H, Li X-W, Yu Y (2001) Chinese herb nephropathy presents adult-onset Fanconi syndrome. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 12. Contact: Li, Hang ; Li, Xue-Wang ; Yu, Yang; Neph. Div; Intrn Med Dep., Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

 

Murata J, Ohi T, Wu S, Darnaedi D, Sugawara T, Nakanishi T, Murata H (2001) Molecular phylogeny of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) inferred from matK sequences. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 52, 75-83. Contact: Murata, Jin ; Ohi, Tetsuo ; Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0001, Japan

 

Nortier JL, Petein M, Zlotta AR, Schulman CC, Vanherweghem JL (2001) Upper tract urothelial carcinoma in end-stage renal disease: Diagnostic value of cytological studies. European Urology 39. Contact: Nortier, J. L. ; Vanherweghem, J.-L.; Nephrology Dept, University Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

 

Olsson K-A, Tyler T (2001) A historic perspective on the red-listed species of Scania, S. Sweden, part II. Botaniska Notiser 134, 1-35. Contact: Olsson, Kjell-Arne ; Evavagen 33, 296 32, Ahus, Sweden

kjell-arne.olsson@swipnet.se, torbjorn.tyler@sysbot.lu.se

 

Ong ES, Woo SO (2001) Determination of aristolochic acids in medicinal plants (Chinese) prepared medicine using capillary zone electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 22, 2236-41. Contact: Ong, Eng S. ; Centre for Analytical Science, Health Science Authenty, 11 Outram Road, Singapore, 169078, Singapore

ong_eng_shi@hsa.gov.sg

 

Palmeira SF, Jr., Conserva LM, Andrade EHdA, Guilhon GMSP (2001) Analysis by GC-MS of the hexane extract of the aerial parts of Aristolochia acutifolia Duchtr. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 16, 85-8. Contact: Conserva, Lucia M. ; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-970, Maceio, AL, Brazil

 

Prendergast HDV, Dolley D (2001) Jesuits' bark (Cinchona (Rubiaceae)) and other medicines. Economic Botany 55, 3-6. Contact: Prendergast, Hew D. V. ; Centre for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK

 

Rauscher J, Guillen RM, Albores-Velasco M, Gonzalez G, Vostrowsky O, Bestmann HJ (2001) The repellence of Aristolochia aff. orbicularis roots against the corn borer Sitophilus zeamais. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Journal of Biosciences 56, 575-80. Contact: Albores-Velasco, Martha ; Facultad de Quimica, U.N.A.M. Circuito Interior C.U., 04510, Mexico, DF, Mexico

malbores@servidor.unam.mx

 

Sugawara T, Murata J, Wu S, Ohi T, Nakanishi T, Murata H (2001) A cytological analysis of 24 taxa in Aristolochia subgenera Siphisia and Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 52, 149-58. Contact: Sugawara, Takashi ; Makino Herbarium, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan

 

Arlt VM, Nortier JL, Bieler CA, Wiessler M, Vanherweghem JL, Schmeiser HH (2000) Aristolochic acid and urothelial carcinoma. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Contact: Arlt, Volker Manfred ; Erasme Hosp, Univ Libe de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

 

Carneiro FJC, Boralle N, Silva DHS, Lopes LMX (2000) Bi- and tetraflavonoids from Aristolochia ridicula. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 55, 823-32. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Unesp, 14800-900, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil

lopesxl@iq.unesp.br

 

D'Ambrogio A, Divo de Sesar M, Vilella F, Najera M (2000) In vitro multiplication and callus induction in Aristolochia triangularis Cham. and A. argentina Gris. (Aristolochiaceae). Biocell 24. Contact: D'Ambrogio, A. ; Divo de Sesar, M. ; Vilella, F. ; Fac Agron, Univ B Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

dambrogi@mail.agro.uba.ar

 

Del Tredici P (2000) Survival of the most adaptable. Arnoldia (Jamaica Plain) 60, 10-8.

 

Fordyce JA (2000) A model without a mimic: Aristolochic acids from the California pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor hirsuta, and its host plant, Aristolochia californica. Journal of Chemical Ecology 26, 2567-78. Contact: Fordyce, James A.; Evolution and Ecology and Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

jafordyce@ucdavis.edu

 

Garg SC (2000) Ethnomedicine for snake bite. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 22-23, 546-53. Contact: Garg, S. C.; Dept. of Chemistry, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, 470 003, India

 

Gonzalez F, Stevenson DW (2000) Gynostemium development in Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Botanische Jahrbuecher fuer Systematik Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 122, 249-91. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio ; Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

 

Gonzalez F (2000) A new species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Bahia, Brazil. Novon 10, 371-4. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio; Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional, Herbario Nacional Colombiano, Ap. Ae. 7495, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

 

Gonzalez F (2000) Notes on the Central Andean species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) with the description of a new species from Bolivia. Kew Bulletin 55, 905-16. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio; Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

 

Gonzalez F, Stevenson DW (2000) Perianth development and systematics of Aristolochia. Flora (Jena) 195, 370-91. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio ; Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

fgonzg@ciencias.ciencias.unal.edu.co, dws@nybg.org

 

Klitzke CF, Brown KS, Jr. (2000) The occurrence of aristolochic acids in neotropical troidine swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Chemoecology 10, 99-102. Contact: Brown, Keith S., Jr.; Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil

 

Koehler L, Speck T, Spatz H-C (2000) Micromechanics and anatomical changes during early ontogeny of two lianescent Aristolochia species. Planta (Berlin) 210, 691-700. Contact: Koehler, Lothar ; Plant Biomechanics Group, Institut fuer Biologie III, Universitaet Freiburg, Schaenzlestr. 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

 

Marion Heredia L (2000) Two species of Aristolocha (Aristolochiaceae) that are new for science. Moscosoa 11, 1-6. Contact: Marion Heredia, Luis; Jardin Botanico Nacional, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

Matsunaga K, Takahashi A, Ohizumi Y (2000) Inhibitory action of Paraguayan medicinal plants on 5-lipoxygenase. Natural Medicines 54, 151-4. Contact: Matsunaga, Kimihiro ; Takahashi, Akiko ; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Department of Pharmaceutical Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan

 

Mongelli E, Pampuro S, Coussio J, Salomon H, Ciccia G (2000) Cytotoxic and DNA interaction activities of extracts from medicinal plants used in Argentina. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 71, 145-51. Contact: Coussio, J. ; Catedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, Buenos Aires, 1113, Argentina

 

Nortier JL, Martinez M-CM, et al. (2000) Urothelial carcinoma associated with the use of a Chinese-herb (Aristolochia fangchi). New England Journal of Medicine 342, 1686-92. Contact: Nortier, Joelle L. ; Nephrology Department, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

 

Oliveira AFM, Salatino A (2000) Major constituents of the foliar epicuticular waxes of species from the Caatinga and Cerrado. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Journal of Biosciences 55, 688-92. Contact: Oliveira, Antonio F. M. ; University of Sao Paulo, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

afer@ib.usp.br

 

Otero R, Nunez V, Barona J, Fonnegra R, Jimenez SL, Osorio RG, Saldarriaga M, Diaz A (2000) Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia: Part III: Neutralization of the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops atrox venom. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 73, 233-41. Contact: Otero, R. ; Programa de Ofidismo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, A.A. 1226, Medellin, Colombia

 

Qiu Q, Liu Z-H, Chen H-P, Yin H-L, Li L-S (2000) Long-term outcome of acute renal injury induced by Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom in rats. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 21, 1129-35. Contact: Liu Zhi-Hong ; Research Institute of Nephrology, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, China

zhihong@public1.ptt.js.cn

 

Sime KR, Feeny PP, Haribal MM (2000) Sequestration of aristolochic acids by the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor (L.): Evidence and ecological implications. Chemoecology 10, 169-78. Contact: Sime, Karen R. ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

krs1@cornell.edu

 

Singh DV, Singh BL, Verma RK, Gupta MM, Kumar S (2000) Reversed phase high performance liquid chromatographic analysis of aristolochic acid. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 22-23, 29-31. Contact: Singh, D. V. ; Singh, B. L. ; Verma, R. K. ; Gupta, M. M. ; Kumar, Sushil; Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226 015, India

 

Smith RA, Calviello CM, DerMarderosian A, Palmer ME (2000) Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Belizean plants: An improved method. Pharmaceutical Biology 38, 25-9. Contact: Smith, R. A. ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 600 South Forty-Third Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4495, USA

 

Straus SE, Engel LW (2000) Psychopharmacology: An essential discipline for the critical investigation of complementary and alternative medicines. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 20, 497-9. Contact: Straus, Stephen E. ; Engel, Linda W.; Bethesda, MD, USA

 

Tanaka A, Nishida R, Maeda K, Sugawara A, Kuwahara T (2000) Chinese herb nephropathy in Japan presents adult-onset Fanconi syndrome: Could different components of aristolochic acids cause a different type of Chinese herb nephropathy? Clinical Nephrology 53, 301-6. Contact: Tanaka, A. ; Department of Nephrology, Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, 2-10-39, Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0012, Japan

 

Tsuchihara K, Ueno K, Yamanaka A, Isono K, Endo K, Nishida R, Yoshihara K, Tokunaga F (2000) A putative binding protein for lipophilic substances related to butterfly oviposition. FEBS Letters 478, 299-303. Contact: Tokunaga, Fumio; Department of Biological Science and Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan

 

Vogel S (2000) Flickering bodies: Floral attraction by movement. Beitraege zur Biologie der Pflanzen 72, 89-154. Contact: Vogel, Stefan; Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030, Vienna, Austria

vogel@s1.botanik.univie.ac.at

 

Wu T-S, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y (2000) Constituents from the stem and root of Aristolochia kaempferi. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 23, 1216-9. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan: tswu@mail.ncku.edu.tw, Taiwan

 

Wu T-S, Chan Y-Y, Leu Y-L (2000) The constituents of the root and stem of Aristolochia cucurbitifolia hayata and their biological activity. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 48, 1006-9. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 

Wu T-S, Chan Y-Y, Leu Y-L (2000) The constituents of the root and stem of Aristolochia heterophylla Hemsl. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 48, 357-61. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan

 

Bomm MD, Zukerman-Schpector J, Lopes LMX (1999) Rearranged (4 fwdarw 2)-abeo-clerodane and clerodane diterpenes from Aristolochia chamissonis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 50, 455-61. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; Inst. Quimica, Univ. Estadual Paulista-Unesp, CP 355, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Broussalis AM, Ferraro GE, Martino VS, Pinzon R, Coussio JD, Alvarez JC (1999) Argentine plants as potential source of insecticidal compounds. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 67, 219-23. Contact: Martino, Virginia S. ; Catedra de Farmacognosia, IQUIMEFA (UBA-CONICET) Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Chan Y-Y, Leu Y-L, Wu T-S (1999) The constituents of the leaves of Aristolochia heterophylla HEMSL. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 47, 887-9. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 

Cui T, Wang H (1999) Aristolochia fangchi and aristolochic acid have no stimulatory effects on extracellular matrix production in vivo and in vitro. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 10. Contact: Cui, Taigen ; Wang, Haiyan; Institute of Nephrology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China

 

de Almeida JD (1999) Aristolochia sempervirens (Aristolochiaceae), naturalized in Portugal. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 57. Contact: de Almeida, Joao Domingues; Departamento de Botanica, Universidade de Coimbra, Arcos do Jardim, P-3049, Coimbra, Portugal

 

Franjic J, Trinajstic I (1999) Interspecific and intraspecific variability of Aristolochia lutea Desf. and A. pallida Willd. (Aristolochiaceae) in Croatia. Periodicum Biologorum 101, 259-64. Contact: Franjic, Josip ; Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Svetosimunska 25, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

 

Gadhi CA, Weber M, Mory F, Benharref A, Lion C, Jana M, Lozniewski A (1999) Antibacterial activity of Aristolochia paucinervis Pomel. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 67, 87-92. Contact: Gadhi, C. A. ; Laboratoire de Phytochimie et des Plantes Medicinales, Departement de Biologie, Faculte des Sciences-Semlalia, Universite Cadi-Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco

 

Gonzalez F (1999) Inflorescence morphology and the systematics of Aristolochiaceae. Systematics and Geography of Plants 68, 159-72. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio; New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA

 

Gonzalez F, Poncy O (1999) A new species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Thailand. Brittonia 51, 452-6. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio ; Herbario Nacional Colombiano, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

 

Gorzalczany S, Rojo A, Rondina R, Debenedetti S, Acevedo C (1999) Oral acute toxicity assay of Argentine medicinal plants. Acta Farmaceutica Bonaerense 18, 221-4. Contact: Debenedetti, Silvia ; Catedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Hansen B, Phuphathanaphong L (1999) Two new species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Thailand. Nordic Journal of Botany 19, 575-9. Contact: Hansen, Bertel ; Botanical Museum, Univ. of Copenhagen, Gothersgade 130, DK-1123, Copenhagen K, Denmark

 

Hashimoto K, Higuchi M, Makino B, Sakakibara I, Kubo M, Komatsu Y, Maruno M, Okada M (1999) Quantitative analysis of aristolochic acids, toxic compounds, contained in some medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 64, 185-9. Contact: Hashimoto, Kazunori ; Central Research Laboratories, Tsumura and Company, 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-11, Japan

 

Heidelberger D, Heppner JB (1999) Pachliopta polydorus biology in Queensland, Australia (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 10. Contact: Heidelberger, Dieter ; Pfaelserstr. 33, D-75177, Pforzheim, Germany

 

Koehler L (1999) Structural and biochemical properties and their influence on the mechanical behaviour of Aristolochia macrophylla and Aristolochia brasiliensis. Journal of Experimental Botany 50. Contact: Koehler, L.; Plant Biomechanics Group, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

 

Kumar K, Goel AK (1999) Frequently used ethno-medicinal plants of Bihar. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 23, 645-9. Contact: Kumar, Kaushal ; Goel, A. K.; National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India

 

Meusel I, Neinhuis C, Markstaedter C, Barthlott W (1999) Ultrastructure, chemical composition, and recrystallization of epicuticular waxes: Transversely ridged rodlets. Canadian Journal of Botany 77, 706-20. Contact: Barthlott, Wilhelm; Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115, Bonn, Germany

 

Mishal H, Shastry V, Wadnere G (1999) Some lesser known medicinal plants of Chopda (Maharashtra). Indian Journal of Natural Products 15, 3-5. Contact: Mishal, Harshavardhan ; Shastry, Vijay ; Wadnere, Gautam; Smt. S.S.Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, 425 107, India

 

Nascimento IR, Lopes LMX (1999) 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran neolignans from Aristolochia pubescens. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 52, 345-50. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M.X.; Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Unesp, 14800-900, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Rodriguez RR, Greuter W (1999) Charles Plumier's drawings of American plants and the nomenclature of early Caribbean Aristolochia species (Aristolochiaceae). Taxon 48, 677-88. Contact: Rodriguez, Rosa Rankin ; Jardin Botanico Nacional, Carretera del Rocio km 3 1/2, Calabazar, La Habana, Cuba

 

Samanta AK, Manzur Kadir AFM, Das AP (1999) Aristolochia L. in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Rheedea 9, 23-30. Contact: Samanta, A. K. ; Manzur Kadir, A. F. M. ; Das, A. P.; Taxonomy and Environmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, 734 430, Darjeeling, India

 

Sharda N, Sharda R, Pal B (1999) Therapeutic efficacy of the herbal formulation Exapar in retained placenta cases. Indian Veterinary Medical Journal 23, 137-9. Contact: Sharda, Namrata ; Sharda, Raju ; Pal, B.; Cattle Breeding Farm, Anjora and College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, MP, 491 001, India

 

Shi Y, Kang J, Lin W, Fan P, Jia Z, Yao S, Wang W, Zheng R (1999) Fast repair of deoxynucleotide radical cations by phenylpropanoid glycosides (PPGs) and their analogs. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1472, 279-89. Contact: Zheng, Rongliang; State Key Laboratory of Arid Agroecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

 

Shi Y, Lin W, Fan B, Jia Z, Yao S, Kang J, Wang W, Zheng R (1999) Fast repair of hydroxy radical purine deoxynucleotide adducts by phenylpropanoid glycosides and their derivatives from Chinese herbs. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1472, 115-27. Contact: Zheng, Rongliang; Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

 

Spatz HC, Koehler L, Niklas KJ (1999) Mechanical behaviour of plant tissues: Composite materials or structures? Journal of Experimental Biology 202, 3269-72. Contact: Spatz, H.-CH. ; Koehler, L. ; Institut fuer Biologie III, Universitaet Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

 

Stiborova M, Frei E, Breuer A, Bieler CA, Schmeiser HH (1999) Aristolactam I a metabolite of aristolochic acid I upon activation forms an adduct found in DNA of patients with Chinese herbs nephropathy. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology 51, 421-7. Contact: Stiborova, M. ; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Albertov 2030, 128 40, Prague 2, Czech Republic

 

Unger P, Nortier J, Muniz M-C, Vanherweghem J-L (1999) Valvular heart disease in patients with Chinese herbs nephropathy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 33. Contact: Unger, Philippe ; Nortier, Joelle ; Muniz, Marie-Carmen ; Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis; Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

 

Venkadasubramanian V, David PMM (1999) Insecticidal toxicity of commercial Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) products in combination with botanicals to Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). Journal of Biological Control 13, 85-92. Contact: Venkadasubramanian, V. ; David, P. M. M.; Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Vallanad, Tamil Nadu, 628 252, India

 

Wu T-S, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y (1999) Constituents of the fresh leaves of Aristolochia cucurbitifolia. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 47, 571-3. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 

Carbonell F, Karbalaye A (1998) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Allancastria Bryk, 1934 and Archon Huebner, 1822 from Iran (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Linneana Belgica 16, 245-8. Contact: Carbonell, F. ; 10 Rue Rene Clair, F-95310 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone, France

 

Chan Y-Y, Leu Y-L, Wu T-S (1998) Three sesquiterpenes from the roots and stems of Aristolochia heterophyllla Hemsl with novel skeletons. Tetrahedron Letters 39, 8145-8. Contact: Wu, Tain-Shung; Dep. Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

 

Correa MS, Guilhon GMSP, Conserva LM (1998) Kauranoids from Arisolochia rodriguesii. Fitoterapia 69, 277-8. Contact: Conserva, L. M.; Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-970 Maceio/AL, Brazil

 

Feder J (1998) Remarkable finds of plant species along the railway embankments between Bremen-Vegesack and Nienburg/Weser (1990-1997). Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 44, 161-83. Contact: Feder, Juergen; Im Dorfe 8, 28757 Bremen, Germany

 

Gonzalez F (1998) Two news species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Brazil and Peru. Brittonia 50, 5-10. Contact: Gonzalez, Favio; New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA

 

Hall SK, Lightowler M (1998) Notes on the captive rearing of Pharmacophagus antenor from Madagascar (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini). Tropical Lepidoptera 9, 1-3. Contact: 15 Chatsworth Crescent, Allestree, Derby DE22 2AP, UK

 

Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y, Wu T-S (1998) Sodium aristolochate derivatives from leaves of Aristolochia foveolata. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 48, 743-5. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung; Dep. Chem., Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

 

Murugan K, Raja NS, Jeyabalan D, Kumar NS, Sivaramakrishnan S (1998) Evaluation of certain tropical plant extracts for their antifeedant and toxic properties against Spodoptera litura (Fab.). Journal of Insect Science 11, 186-7. Contact: Murugan, K. ; Raja, N. S. ; Jeyabalan, D. ; Kumar, N. Senthil ; Sivaramakrishnan, S.; Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India

 

Nortier J, Simon J, et al. (1998) Chinese herbs nephropathy and urinary tract carcinoma. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 9. Contact: Erasme Hosp., Univ. Libre Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

 

Rankin Rodriguez R (1998) Aristolochiaceae. In '[Flora of Cuba, Vol.1]'. (Koeltz Scientific Books; Koeltz Scientific Publishers)

 

Stengel B, Jones E (1998) End-stage renal failure associated with chinese herbs in France. Nephrologie 19, 15-20. Contact: Stengel, B. ; INSERM U170, 16 Av. Paul Vaillant Couturier, F-94807 Villejuif Cedex, France

 

Vogel S (1998) Remarkable nectaries: Structure, ecology, organophyletic perspectives: II. Nectarioles. Flora (Jena) 193, 1-29. Contact: Vogel, Stefan; Botanisches Inst., Univ. Wien, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien, Austria

 

Wu TS, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y (1998) Aristofolin-A, a denitro-aristolochic acid glycoside and other constituents from Aristolochia kaempferi. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 49, 2509-10. Contact: Wu, Tian Shung ; Dep. Chem., Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

 

Wu T-S, Chan Y-Y, Leu Y-L (1998) Aristolide-A and -B, two novel dihydrophenanthrene-lactones from Aristolcoia heterophylla Hemsl. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 46, 370-2. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Dep. Chemistry, National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan 701, Taiwan

 

Wu T-S, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y (1998) Constituents of the leaves of Aristolochia kaempferi. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 46, 1624-6. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Dep. Chem., Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

 

Wu T-S, Leu Y-L, Chan Y-Y (1998) Denitroaristolochic acids from the leaves of Aristolochia cucurbitifolia Hayata. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 46, 1301-2. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Dep. Chem., Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

 

Yang H-Y (1998) Pharmacology and toxicology of herbal medicine: Subacute toxicity of commonly used Chinese drugs. Journal of Toxicological Sciences 23, 229-33.

 

Achenbach H, Fischer A (1997) 6-O-beta-D-glucoside of aristolochic acid IIIa and other compounds from the roots of Aristolochia baetica. Planta Medica 63. Contact: Achenbach, Hans ; Inst. Pharmacy and Food Chem., Dep. Pharm. Chem., Univ. Erlangen, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany

 

Achenbach H, Fischer A (1997) Aristolochic acids and aristolactams from the seeds of Aristolochia baetica. Planta Medica 63. Contact: Achenbach, Hans ; Inst. Pharm. Food Chem., Dep. Pharm. Chem., Univ. Erlangen, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany

 

Appezzato-Da-Gloria B, Capellari L, Jr., Silva AMT (1997) Foliar anatomy of five species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) of Sao Paulo State (Brazil). Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia (Curitiba) 40, 107-20. Contact: Dep. Bot., Escola Superior Agric. "Luiz de Queiroz", Univ. Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Bosser J (1997) Identity of Aristolochia acuminata Lam. and Aristolochia tagala Cham. (Aristolochiaceae). Adansonia 19, 169-70. Contact: Bosser, Jean; ORSTOM, Lab. Phanerogamie, Museum Natl. d'Histoire Naturelle, 16 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France

 

Calzada-J I, Flores-F G, Tellez-V O (1997) Aristolochida davilae (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Nayarit, Mexico. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 21, 143-6. Contact: Herb. Nacional, Dep. Bot., Inst. Biol. UNAM, Apartado Postal 70-367, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico

 

Choudhury MK, Haruna AK, Johnson EC, Houghton PJ (1997) Structural education of columbin, a diterpene isolated from the rhizomes of Aristolochia albida. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 59, 34-7. Contact: Choudhury, M. K. ; Dep. Pharm. Med. Chem., Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria, Nigeria

 

Dixit VP (1997) Alternative approach to the development of new chemical entity of plant origin as a potent male antifertility agent in the twenty first century. International Journal of Andrology 20. Contact: Dep. Zool., Rajasthan University, Jaipur 302 004, India

 

Dong F, Wilson KG, Qiu Y-L, Palmer JD (1997) Sequence analysis of the first intron in the mitochondrial gene cox2 and its application in phylogenetic study. American Journal of Botany 84. Contact: Wilson, Kenneth G. ; Dep. Botany, Miami Univ., Oxford, OH 45056, USA

 

Gonzalez F (1997) Inflorescence morphology and the systematics of Aristolochiaceae. In 'Scripta Botanica Belgica; 13th Symposium Morphology, Anatomy and Systematics: Programme and abstracts'. (National Botanic Garden of Belgium {a})

 

Gonzalez F (1997) Phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Aristolochioideae (Aristolochiaceae). American Journal of Botany 84. Contact: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, New York Bot. Garden, Bronx, New York 19458-5126, USA

 

Gonzalez F (1997) Toward a phylogeny of Aristolochia and its neotropical relatives. Caldasia 19, 115-30. Contact: New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA

 

Kelly LM (1997) Floral morphology, homology, and phylogenetic relationships in Aristolochiaceae. American Journal of Botany 84. Contact: L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

 

Lopes LMX, Humpfer E (1997) 8-Benzylberbine and N-oxide alkaloids from Aristolochia gigantea. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 45, 431-5. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X. ; Dep. de Quimica Organica, Inst. de Quimica, UNESP, C.P. 355, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Malyer H, Erken S (1997) A new species from Turkey-Aristolochia baseri (Aristolochiaceae). Turkish Journal of Botany 21, 381-3. Contact: Malyer, Hulusi ; Dep. Biol., Fac. Arts Sciences, Uludag Univ., Bursa, Turkey

 

Manjula S, Thomas A, Daniel B, Nair GM (1997) In vitro plant regeneration of Aristolochia indica through axillary shoot multiplication and organogenesis. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 51, 145-8. Contact: Nair, G. M.; Plant Tissue Culture Lab., Dep. Botany, Univ. Kerala, Kariavattom-695 581, Trivandrum, India

 

Nagasawa H, Wu G, Inatomi H (1997) Effects of aristoloside, a component of Guan-mu-tong (Caulis aristolochiae manshuriensis), on normal and preneoplastic mammary gland growth in mice. Anticancer Research 17, 237-40. Contact: Nagasawa, Hiroshi ; Experimental Animal Res. Lab., Meiji Univ., Tama-ku, Kawasaki 214-71, Japan

 

Panda PC, Mohapatra BK, Das P (1997) New distributional records of plants from Orissa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94, 445-6. Contact: Panda, P. C. ; Mohapatra, B. K. ; Das, P.; Taxonomy and Conservation Division, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, OR, 751015, India

 

Remashree AB, Hariharan M, Unnikrishnan K (1997) In vitro organogenesis in Aristolochia indica (L.). Phytomorphology 47, 161-5. Contact: Dep. Botany, Univ. Calicut, Kerala 673 635, India

 

Sagrero-Nieves L, Bartley JP, Espinosa-B G, Dominguez XA, Verde-S J (1997) Essential oil composition of Aristolochia brevipes Benth. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 12, 401-3. Contact: Sagrero-Nieves, Lorenzo ; Inst. Cienc. Basicas, Univ. Veracruzana, Apdo. Postal 585, 91000 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

 

Sands DPA, Scott SE, Moffatt R (1997) The threatened Richmond birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia, (Gray)): A community conservation project. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 56, 449-53. Contact: CSIRO, Div. Entomology, Private Bag No. 3, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, Australia

 

Vila R, Mundina M, Muschietti L, Priestrap HA, Bandoni AL, Adze T, Canigueral S (1997) Volatile constituents of leaves, roots and stems from Aristolochia elegans. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 46, 1127-9. Contact: Priestrap, Horacio A. ; Canigueral, Salvador; Unitat Farmacol. Farmacognosia, Fac. Farmacia, Univ. Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

 

Wang F, Yang L, Liu M, Lu M, Cheng Y, Jia H (1997) A primary study on antagonizing effects of anti-snake venom Chinese herbs on endothelin-1 and sarafotoxin 6b. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 22, 620-41. Contact: Dep. Pharmacy, Gen. Hosp. Air Force, Beijing 100036, China

 

Zhang Hao WC (1997) Callus formation of Aristolochia tuberosa and determination of aristolochic acid of callus by HPLC. Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences 28, 170-3. Contact: Dep. Pharmacognosy, West China Univ. Med. Sci., Chengdu 610041, China

 

Allard RA, Papaj DR (1996) Learning of leaf shape by pipevine swallowtail butterflies: A test using artificial leaf models. Journal of Insect Behavior 9, 961-7. Contact: Dep. Ecol. Evolutionary Biol., Biological Sci. West 310, Univ. Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

 

Almeida JD (1996) A new locality for Aristolochia baetica L. in Portugal. Anuario da Sociedade Broteriana 62, 1-2.

 

Bulgakov VP, Zhuravlev YN, Radchenko SV, Fedoreyev SA, Denisenko VA, Veselova M, Kulesh NI, Alshevskaya EK (1996) Constituents of Aristolochia manshuriensis cell suspension culture possessing cardiotonic activity. Fitoterapia 67, 238-40. Contact: Bulgakov, V. P. ; Inst. Biol. Soil Sci., Far East Branch Russian Academy Sci., Vladivostok 690022, Russia

 

Deshmukh RB, Murumkar CV (1996) Occurrence of Crassulacean acid metabolism in leaves of Aristolochia bracteata Ritz. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 65, 297-9. Contact: Murumkar, C. V.; Dep. Botany, Tujaram Chaturchand Coll., Baramati-413 102, India

 

Dierickx PJ (1996) The cytotoxicity of aristolochic acid in the MDCK and LLC-PK1 renal cell lines. Cell Biology and Toxicology 12. Contact: Inst. Hygiene Epidemiologie, Afdeling Toxikologie, Wytsmanstraa5 14, 1050 Brussel, Belgium

 

Gupta RS, Dobhal MP, Dixit VP (1996) Morphometric and biochemical changes in testes of Presbytis entellus entellus Dufresne (Langur Monkey) following aristolochic acid administration. Annals of Biology (Ludhiana) 12, 328-34. Contact: Gupta, R. S. ; Dixit, V. P.; Reproduction Physiol. Sect., Dep. Zool., Univ. Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004, India

 

Mongelli E, Martino V, Coussio J, Ciccia G (1996) Screening of Argentine medicinal plants using the brine shrimp microwell cytotoxicity assay. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 34, 249-54. Contact: Ciccia, G.; Catedra Microbiol. Industrial Biotecnol., IQUIMEFA, Fac. Farm. Bioquim., Univ. Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Parsons MJ (1996) New species of Aristolochia and Pararistolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from Australia and New Guinea. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120, 199-238. Contact: Entomol. Section, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA

 

Pena JM, Borras M, Ramos J, Montoliu J (1996) Rapidly progressive interstitial renal fibrosis due to a chronic intake of a herb (Aristolochia pistolochia) infusion. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 11, 1359-60. Contact: Montoliu, J.; Nephrol. Serv., Hosp. Univ. Arnau Vilanova, Rovira Roure 80, Lleida 25198, Spain

 

Peng GP, Lou FC, Wang Y, Zhao SX, Chen DJ (1996) A sesquiterpene ester of aristolochic acid from Aristolochia mallissima. Yaoxue Xuebao 31, 446-50. Contact: Peng, G. P. ; Nanjing Univ. Traditional Chinese Med., Nanjing 210029, China

 

Pugialli HRL, Kaplan MAC, Gottlieb OR (1996) On the magnolialean origin of Zingiberiflorae. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 67, 449-54. Contact: Pugialli, Helena Regina Lima ; Dep. Genetica, UFRJ, Brazil

 

Tobias I, Lazar J (1996) Etiology of birthwort yellow mosaic and grapevine yellow mosaic and decline. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 31, 1-4. Contact: Tobias, I. ; Plant Protection Inst., Hung. Acad. Sci., P.O. Box 102, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary

 

Zhu M, Phillipson JD (1996) Hong Kong samples of the traditional Chinese medicine "Fang Ji" contain Aristolochic acid toxins. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 34, 283-9. Contact: Zhu, M. ; Dep. Pharm., The Chinese Univ. Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

 

Achenbach H, Zwanzger M, Dominguez XA, Espinosa-B G, Verde-S J, Sanchez-V H, Guajardo Touche EM (1995) 6a,7-Dehydro-N-formylnornantenine and other constituents from Aristolochia brevipes. Planta Medica 61, 189-90. Contact: Achenbach, Hans ; Inst. Pharm. and Food. Chem., Dep. Pharm. Chem., Univ. Erlangen, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany

 

Brown KS, Jr., Klitzke CF, Berlingeri C, Santos PERD (1995) Neotropical swallowtails: Chemistry of food plant relationships, population ecology, and biosystematics. In 'Swallowtail butterflies: Their ecology and evolutionary biology' pp. 405-45. (Scientific Publishers Inc. {a})

 

Haruna AK, Choudhury MK (1995) In vivo antisnake venom activity of a furanoid diterpene from Aristolochia albida Duch. (Aristolochiaceae). Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 57, 222-4. Contact: Choudhury, M. K.; Dep. Pharm. Med. Chem., Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria, Nigeria

 

Ikemoto Y, Matsuzawa Y, Mizutani J (1995) The effect of antifeedants against the level of biogenic amines in the central nervous system of the lepidopteran insect (Spodoptera litura). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 52, 60-70. Contact: Ikemoto, Yuji ; Inst. Life Sci. Res., Nihon Nohyaku Co. Limited, 345 Oyamada-cho, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586, Japan

 

Li Hong YS, Shingo M, Chen X-M, Yang J (1995) Constituents of Aristolochia cinnabarina. Acta Botanica Sinica 37, 745-8. Contact: Li Hong, Youji Sakagami ; Chen Xin-Min ; Yang Jia; Chengdu Inst. Biol., Acad. Sinica, Chengdu 610041, China

 

Lou FC, Peng GP, Wang Y, Zhao SX (1995) Chemical studies on Aristolochia manshuriensis. Yaoxue Xuebao 30, 588-93. Contact: Lou, F. C. ; Wang, Y. ; Zhao, S. X.; China Pharm. Univ., Nanjing 210009, China

 

Monastyrskiy AL, Kotlobay AA (1995) Some biological features of Sericinus telamon (Papilionidae) and its rearing under laboratory conditions. Entomological Review (English Translation of Entomologicheskoye Obozreniye) 74, 94-7. Contact: Biotest Res. Co., Moscow, Russia

 

Mors WB (1995) Poisons and anti-poisons from the Amazon Forest. In 'ACS Symposium Series; Chemistry of the Amazon: Biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues' pp. 79-84. (American Chemical Society {a})

 

Nickrent DL, Ouyang Y, Depamphilis CW (1995) Presence of plastid genes in representatives of the holoparasitic families Balanophoraceae, Hydnoraceae and Rafflesiaceae. American Journal of Botany 82. Contact: Nickrent, Daniel L. ; Dep. Pant Biol., Southern Ill. Univ., Carbondale, IL 62901, USA

 

Niikawa M, Wu AF, Sato T, Nagase H, Kito H (1995) Effects of Chinese medicinal plant extracts on mutagenicity of Trp-P-1. Natural Medicines 49, 329-31. Contact: Niikawa, Miki ; Dep. Public Health, Gifu Pharmaceutical Univ., 5-6-1, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu, Gifu 502, Japan

 

Parsons MJ (1995) The early stages and ecology of Ornithoptera tithonous de Haan. In 'Swallowtail butterflies: Their ecology and evolutionary biology' pp. 401-4. (Scientific Publishers Inc. {a})

 

Peng GP, Lou FC, Zhao SX (1995) Chemical studies on Aristolochia tubflora Dunn. Yaoxue Xuebao 30, 521-5. Contact: Peng, G. P. ; Nanjing Coll. Traditional Chinese Med., Nanjing 210029, China

 

Pistelli L, Nieri E, Bilia AR, Marsili A, Morelli I (1995) Further phenanthrene derivatives from Aristolochia rotunda. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 33, 362-4. Contact: Pistelli, Luisa ; Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica, Universita' di Pisa, via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy

 

Rausher MD (1995) Behavioral ecology of oviposition in the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor. In 'Swallowtail butterflies: Their ecology and evolutionary biology' pp. 53-62. (Scientific Publishers Inc. {a})

 

Reddy RV, Reddy MH, Raju RRV (1995) Ethnobotany of Aristolochia L. Acta Botanica Indica 23, 291-2. Contact: Dep. Bot., Sri Krishnadevaraya Univ., Anantapur 515 003, India

 

Rodriguez B, De La Torre MC, Simoes F, Batista O, Nascimento J, Duarte A, Mayer R (1995) Revision of the structure of an aristolane sesquiterpene aldehyde isolated from the root of Plectranthus hereroensis and Aristolochia debilis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 38, 905-7. Contact: Rodriguez, Benjamin ; Instituto Quimica Organica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain

 

Silvestre-Capelato MSF, Correa AMDS (1995) Pollen Flora of the "Reserva do Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga" (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Families: 11-Aristolochiaceae, 28-Portulacaceae and 86-Thymelaeaceae. Hoehnea 22, 159-63. Contact: Inst. Bot., Caixa Postal 4005, 01061-970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

Trinajstic I (1995) Aristolochia pallida Willd. (Aristolochiaceae) also in the flora of Slovenia. Bioloski Vestnik 40, 27-33. Contact: Faculty Forestry, Svetosmiunska 25, HR-1000 Zagreb, Croatia

 

Vanherweghem J-L, Tielemans C, Simon J, Depierreux M (1995) Chinese herbs nephropathy and renal pelvic carcinoma. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 10, 270-3. Contact: Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis ; Dep. Nephrol., Hop. Erasme, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium

 

Watanabe LY, Lopes LMX (1995) Alkaloids from Aristolochia arcuata. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 40, 991-4. Contact: Lopes, Lucia M. X.; Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, C.P. 355, 14800-900, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Yu H, Zhong S, Chan K, Berry M (1995) Pharmacognostical investigations on traditional Chinese medicinal herbs: Identification of four herbs from the UK market. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 47. Contact: Yu, H. ; Zhong, S. ; R and D Div., East West Herbs Ltd., Langston Priory Mews, Kingham, Oxfordshire OX7 6UP, UK

 

Broschard TH, Wiessler M, Von Der Lieth C-W, Schmeiser HH (1994) Translesional synthesis on DNA templates containing site-specifically placed deoxyadenosine and deoxyguanosine adducts formed by the plant carcinogen aristolochic acid. Carcinogenesis (Oxford) 15, 2331-40. Contact: Div. Mol. Toxicol., German Cancer Res. Cent., Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelbeg, Germany

 

Chen H, Xu G, Jing R, Xu L (1994) Determination of aristolochic acid I and total alkaloids in Fangji. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 19, 323-82. Contact: Chen, Haoan ; Guangdong Provincial Inst. Drug Control, Guangzhou 510180, China

 

Choudhury MK, Haruna AK (1994) Phytochemical investigation of Aristolochia albida Duch. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 56, 230-1. Contact: B-2/48 Central Avenue West, P.O. Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235, India

 

Goh D (1994) Life history of Trogonoptera brookiana albescens in Malaysia (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 5, 1-5. Contact: Penang Butterfly Farm, 830, Mk. 2 Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11050 Penang, Malaysia

 

Gonzalez F (1994) Aristolochiaceae. In 'Flora of Ecuador; 58. Aristolochiaceae: 59. Rafflesiaceae' pp. 1-42. (Botanical Institute University of Aarhus {a})

 

Harling G, Andersson L (1994) Flora of Ecuador, No. 51. 58. Aristolochiaceae: 59. Rafflesiaceae. In 'Flora of Ecuador; 58. Aristolochiaceae: 59. Rafflesiaceae'. (Botanical Institute University of Aarhus {a})

 

Hong L, Sakagami Y, Marumo S, Xinmin C (1994) Eleven aristolochic acid derivatives from Aristolochia cinnabarina. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 37, 237-9. Contact: Sakagami, Youji ; Dep. Agric. Chem., Nagoya Univ., Chikusa, Nagoya 464, Japan

 

Jin Z-Z, Ou X-K, Ou P-D, Chen J (1994) A preliminary study on the floristic characteristics of seed plants in the dry-hot river valley of Jinshajiang. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 16, 1-16. Contact: Inst. Ecol. Geobotany, Yunnan Univ., Kunming 650091, China

 

Jordano D, Gomariz G (1994) Variation in phenology and nutritional quality between host plants and its effect on larval performance in a specialist butterfly, Zerynthia rumina. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 71, 271-7. Contact: Dep. Biol. Vegetal Ecol., Fac. Ciencias, Univ. Cordoba, 14071-Cordoba, Spain

 

Joris S, Nerokouw JP, Angrianto R, Yaku A (1994) The life cycle of Ornithoptera priamus poseidon Doubleday (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) at the Fulica butterfly farm in Manokwari. In 'Proceedings of the Biological Society of New Guinea annual meeting 1993'. (Wau Ecology Institute {a})

 

Linke KH (1994) Effects of soil solarization on arable weeds under Mediterranean conditions: Control, lack of response or stimulation. Crop Protection 13, 115-20. Contact: Bernhard-Riedmiller-Str. 35, D-88450 Berkheim-Illerbachen, Germany

 

Liu Y, Tan H (1994) GC-MS analysis of essential oils from roots and vines of Aristolochia and their allied drugs. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 19, 34-62. Contact: Inst. Chinese Materia Med., China Acad. Traditional Chinese Med., Beijing 100700, China

 

Nevidomov AM (1994) Ecologo-phytocoenotical patterns in the distribution of poplar forest associations in the floodplains of the south-eastern part of European Russia. Botanicheskii Zhurnal (St. Petersburg) 79, 47-58. Contact: Nizhnii Novgorod State Pedagog. Univ., Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia

 

Rankin Rodriguez R (1994) A new variety of Aristolochia L. for eastern Cuba. Studia Botanica 12, 241-7. Contact: Jardin Botanico Nacional, Calabazar, Boyeros, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba

 

Remeshree AB, Hariharan M, Unnikrishnan K (1994) Micropropagation and callus induction of Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.: A medicinal plant. Phytomorphology 44, 247-52. Contact: Dep. Botany, Calicut Univ., 673 65, Kerala, India

 

Schimmer O, Drewello U (1994) 9-Methoxytariacuripyrone, a naturally occurring nitro-aromatic compound with strong mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium. Mutagenesis 9, 547-51. Contact: Inst. Bot. und Pharmazeutische Biol., Friedrich-Alexander-Univ. Erlangen-Nuernberg, Staudtstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

 

Shankarrao C, Elliah P, Reddy DS, Krishnappa K, Prabhakar G (1994) Effect of methanolic extracts of plants on aflatoxin production. Indian Journal of Natural Products 10, 13-5. Contact: Shankarrao, C. ; Elliah, P. ; Reddy, D. Srirami ; Dep. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra Univ., Visakahpatnam 530 003, India

 

Speck T (1994) Bending stability of plant stems: Ontogenetical, ecological, and phylogenetical aspects. Biomimetics 2, 109-28. Contact: Botanic Garden, Albert-Ludwigs-Univ., Schaenzlestr. 1, D-79104, Germany

 

Speck T (1994) A biomechanical method to distinguish between self-supporting and nonself-supporting fossil plants. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 81, 65-82. Contact: Botanic Garden Albert-Ludwigs-Univ., Schaenzlestr. 1, D-W-79104 Freiburg, Germany

 

Tan H, Liu Y (1994) Chemical components of Aristolochia contorta Bge. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 19, 677-703. Contact: Inst. Chinese Materia Med., China Acad. Traditional Chinese Med., Beijing 100700, China

 

Wu T-S, Ou L-F, Teng C-M (1994) Aristolochic acids, aristolactam alkaloids and amides from Aristolochia kankauensis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 36, 1063-8. Contact: Wu, Tian-Shung ; Dep. Chem., Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., TaiNan, Taiwan

 

Zhang T-M, Hu Z-J, Zhang M (1994) Study of Chinese herbal drugs against coxsackie B1, B3, B4 virus in cell culture. Antiviral Research 23. Contact: Virus Res. Inst., Hubei Med. Univ. Wuhan, Hubei, China

 

Zhang T-M, Hu Z-J, Nie G (1994) Study of Chinese herbal drugs against respiratory syncytial virus in cell cultures. Antiviral Research 23. Contact: Virus Res. Inst., Hubei Med. Univ., Wuhen, Hubei, China

 

Ansari AA (1993) Threatened medicinal plants from Madhaulia forest of Gorakhpur. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 17. Contact: Botanical Survey India, Yercaud-636 602, India

 

Barringer K (1993) On Aristolochia thwaitesii Hooker (Aristolochiaceae). Novon 3, 321-3. Contact: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225-1099, USA

 

Carlquist S (1993) Wood and bark anatomy of Aristolochiaceae: Systematic and habital correlations. IAWA Journal 14, 341-57. Contact: 4539 Via Huerto, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, USA

 

Hall DW, Brown BV (1993) Pollination of Aristolochia littoralis (Aristolochiales: Aristolochiaceae) by males of Megaselia spp. (Diptera: Phoridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86, 609-13. Contact: Hall, Donald W. ; Dep. Entomology Nematology, Univ. Fla., Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, USA

 

Horton DR, Burts EC, Unruh TR, Krysan JL, Coop LB, Croft BA (1993) Intraorchard changes in distribution of winterform pear psylla (Homoptera: Psyllidae) associated with leaf fall in pear. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86, 599-608. Contact: Horton, David R. ; Unruh, Thomas R. ; Washington State Univ., Tree Fruit Res. Extension Cent., 1100 North Western, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA

 

Jhansilakshmibai K (1993) Life history of Atrophaneura aristolochiae (F) with special emphasis on consumption and utilization efficiencies of tis larvae from Visakhapatnam, India. Journal of Taiwan Museum 46, 1-7. Contact: Dep. Zool., Andhra Univ., Waltair, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

Kelly LM (1993) Phylogenetic relationships in Asarum (Aristolochiaceae). American Journal of Botany 80, 156-7. Contact: L. H. Bailey Hortorium, 462 Mann Library, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

 

Lajide L, Escoubas P, Mizutani J (1993) Antifeedant activity of metabolites of Aristolochia albida against the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 41, 669-73. Contact: Lajide, Labunmi ; Res. Dev. Corp. Japan, Eniwa RBP, Megumino, Kita 3-1-1, Eniwa-Shi, Hokkaido 061-13, Japan

 

Lemos VS, Thomas G, Barbosa Filho JM (1993) Pharmacological studies on Aristolochia papillaris Mast. (Aristolochiaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 40, 141-5. Contact: Thomas, G. ; Lab. Technol. Farm., Univ. Fed. Paraiba, C.P. 5009, 58051-970 Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil

 

Monastyrskii AL, Kotlobai AA (1993) Some biological characteristics of Sericinus telamon (Papilionoidea) and its rearing in laboratory. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 72, 142-6. Contact: Biotest Res. Co., P.O. Box 39, Moscow 103031, Russia

 

Nickrent DL (1993) A comparison of angiosperm phylogenesis based upon complete 18S rRNA and rbcL sequences. American Journal of Botany 80, 120-1. Contact: Dep. Plant Biol., South. Ill. Univ., Carbondale, IL 62901, USA

 

Pistelli L, Nieri E, Bilia AR, Marsili A, Scarpato R (1993) Chemical constituents of Aristolochia rigida and mutagenic activity of aristolochic acid IV. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 56, 1605-8. Contact: Pistelli, Luisa ; Nieri, Elisa ; Bilia, Anna Rita ; Marsili, Antonio ; Dip. Chim. Bioorganica, Univ. di Pisa, via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy

 

Sagrero-Nieves L, Waller GR, Sgaramella RP (1993) The composition of the essential oil from Aristolochia asclepiadifolia Brandg. Root. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 8, 11-5. Contact: Sagrero-Nieves, Lorenzo ; Instituto de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Apartado Postal 585, Xalapa 91000, Veracruz, Mexico

 

Samant SS, Pangtey YPS (1993) Rediscovery of some rare and endangered shrubs and climbers of Kumaun Himalaya (North-Western Himalaya). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 17, 509-12. Contact: Dep. Botany, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun Univ., Naini Tal-263 002, India

 

Tsai T-H, Chou C-J, Lin L-C, Tsai W-J, Chen C-F (1993) Determination of aristolochic acid in rabbit plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array ultraviolet detection and its pharmacokinetics application. Journal of Liquid Chromatography 16, 1173-82. Contact: National Research Inst. Chinese Med., Taipei Hsien, Taiwan

 

Urzua A, Presle L (1993) 3-Epi-austrobailignan-7: A 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuranoid lignan from Aristolochia chilensis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 34, 874-5. Contact: Lab. Quim. Ecol., Dep. Quim., Univ. Santiago Chile, Casilla 307, Santiago 2, Chile

 

Vanherweghem JL, Nephropathy BCGFSCH (1993) Aristolochia nephropathy in humans: An outbreak in Belgium. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 4. Contact: Hop. Erasme, Univ. Libre Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

 

Wang X-H, Han G-Q (1993) The chemical constituents of Aristolochia kunmingensis. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 15, 306-8. Contact: Natl. Lab. Nat. Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Med. Univ., Beijing 100083, China

 

Warnick JE, Deshpande SB, Yang QZ, Das Gupta S (1993) Biphasic action of sarin on monosynaptic reflex in the neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro. Archives of Toxicology 67, 302-6. Contact: Das Gupta, S.; Div. Pharmacol. and Toxicol., Defence Res. and Development Establishment, Tansen Road, Gwalior-474002, M.P., India

 

Achenbach H, Waibel R, Zwanzger M, Dominguez XA, Espinosa-B G, Verde-S J, Sanchez-V H (1992) 9 Methoxy and 7 9 Dimethoxytariacuripyrone Natural Nitro-Compounds with a New Basic Skeleton from Aristolochia-Brevipes. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 55, 918-22. Contact: ACHENBACH H ; INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN, 8520 ERLANGEN, GERMANY

 

Aguilar MI, Espejo O, Camacho D (1992) Chemical Constituents of Aristolochia-Grandiflora. Fitoterapia 63. Contact: AGUILAR M I ; DEP FARMACIA, DIV BIOQUIMICA FARMACIA, FACULTAD QUIMICA, UNMA, 04510 MEXICO, DF

 

Cateni F, Mamolo MG, Lokar LC (1992) Rapid HPLC analysis for quantitative determination of aristolochic acids. Farmaco (Rome) 47, 1335-42. Contact: Lokar, Laura Coassini; Dipartimento Di Biologia, Universita Di Trieste, Via A. Valerio, 30-34100 Trieste, Italia, italy

 

Heimbucher O (1992) Aristolochia clematitis L. in Nuremberg: Birthwort, dutchman's pipe. [Nature and Man], 105-6. Contact: Am Doktorsfeld 21, 90482 Nuernberg, Germany

 

Herrera J, Atria J (1992) Papilionidae family in Chile (Lepidoptera). Acta Entomologica Chilena 17, 21-35. Contact: Instituto de Entomologia, Facultad de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion, Casilla 147, Santiago, Chile

 

Lasen C (1992) New acknowledgement about check-list of the Alps near Feltre (Belluno). Gortania Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 14, 137-50. Contact: Arson 114, I-32030 Villabruna BL, Italy

 

Lee HS, Han DS (1992) A New Acylated N Glycosyllactam from Aristolochia-Contorta. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 55, 1165-9. Contact: LEE H S ; DIV BIOTECHNOL, DEP VIROL, NATL INST HEALTH, KOREA, 5 NOKBEON-DONG, EUNPYUNG-KU, SEOUL 122-020, KOREA

 

Leitao GG, Kaplan MAC, Galeffi C (1992) Epipopulifolic Acid from Aristolochia-Cymbifera. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 31, 3277-9. Contact: LEITAO G G ; LABORATORIO DI CHIMICA DEL FARMACO, ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA, VIALE REGINA ELENA 299, 00161 ROMA, ITALY

 

Lopes LMX (1992) 8-Benzylberbine alkaloids from Aristolochia gigantea. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 31, 4005-9. Contact: Inst. de Quimica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, C.P. 335, 14800 Araraquara, SP, Brazil

 

Lou FC, Wu MY, Sun HZ, Chen YZ, Xu BJ (1992) A Sesquiterpene Lactone of Grand-Cycle Carbon Skeleton Structure Vi. Determination of Chemical Structure of Neoaristolactone. Yaoxue Xuebao 27, 37-41. Contact: LOU F C ; CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIV, NANJING 210009, CHINA

 

Makuch B, Gazda K, Cisowski W (1992) Isolation of Aristolochic Acids Ha-Si and Ha-Sii by Preparative Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Chromatography 594, 145-51. Contact: MAKUCH B ; INSTITUTE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY CORROSION, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GDANSK, 80-952 GDANSK, POL

 

Martz W (1992) Plants with a Reputation against Snakebite. Toxicon 30, 1131-42. Contact: MARTZ W; INST LEGAL MED, CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS UNIVERSITY, ARNOLD-HELLER STR 12, 2300 KIEL 1, FRG

 

Mooney HA, Chu C, Bullock SH, Robichaux R (1992) Carbohydrate Water and Nitrogen Storage in Vines of a Tropical Deciduous Forest. Biotropica 24, 134-9. Contact: MOONEY H A ; DEP BIOL SCI, STANFORD UNIV, STANFORD, CALIF 94305, USA

 

Naturhistorische Gesellschaft Nuernberg Ev (1992) Annual Communications of the Nuremberg Natural Historical Society, 1992. Nature and Man. [Nature and Man]. Contact: Nuremberg, Germany

 

Papaj DR, Feeny P, Sachdev-Gupta K, Rosenberry L (1992) D-Dextro Pinitol an Oviposition Stimulant for the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Battus-Philenor. Journal of Chemical Ecology 18, 799-815. Contact: PAPAJ D R ; DEP ECOLOGY EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY ARIZONA, TUCSON, ARIZ 85721, USA

 

Quiroz-Garcia DL, Ramos-Zamora D, Palacios-Chavez R, De La Luz Arreguin-Sanchez M (1992) Morphology of the pollen grains of families Aristolochiaceae, Moraceae, Phytolaccaceae and Piperaceae from Valley of Mexico. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico 0, 95-103. Contact: Quiroz-Garcia, David Leonor ; Dep. Bot., Escuela Nac. Ciencias Biol., Inst. Politec. Nac., CP. 11340, Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico

 

Rashan LJ, Adday MH, Jirjes RK (1992) Pharmacological Activity of the Aqueous Extracts of Leaves Stems and Seeds of Aristolochia-Bottae. Fitoterapia 63, 184-5. Contact: RASHAN L J ; DEP BIOL, COLL EDUCATION, UNIV MOSUL, MOSUL, IRAQ

 

Razzak MA, Ali T, Ali SI (1992) The pollination biology of Aristolochia bracteolata Lamk. (Aristolochiaceae). Pakistan Journal of Botany 24, 79-87. Contact: Dep. Botany, Univ. Karachi, Karachi-75270 Pakistan, pakistan

 

Srivastava SK, Mehrotra BN, Palvi SK (1992) Distributional notes on some plants in Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 16, 709-13. Contact: Srivastava, S. K. ; Bot. Survey India, Andaman and Nicobar Circle, Port Blair 744 102, India

 

Barringer K, Guanchez F (1991) A New Species of Aristolochia Aristolochiaceae from Venezuela. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78, 262-3. Contact: BARRINGER K ; BROOKLYN BOT GARDEN, 1000 WASHINGTON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11225-0199, USA

 

De Morais ABB, Brown KS, Jr. (1991) Larval foodplant and other effects on troidine guild composition (Papilionidae) in southeastern Brazil. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 30, 19-37. Contact: De Morais, Ana Beatriz B. ; Dep. de Biol., CCNE, Universidade, Federal de Santa Maria, Faixa de Camobi Km 09, Santa Maria RS 97119-900, Brazil

 

El Tahir KEH (1991) Pharmacological Actions of Magnoflorine and Aristolochic Acid-1 Isolated from the Seeds of Aristolochia-Bracteata. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 29, 101-11. Contact: EL TAHIR K E H; DEP PHARMACOLOGY, COLLEGE PHARMACY, KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, PO BOX 2457, RIYADH-11451, SAUDI ARABIA

 

Gonzalez F (1991) The Identity of Aristolochia-Xerophytica R.E. Schultes Aristolochiaceae. Caldasia 16, 295-300. Contact: GONZALEZ F; INST CIENCIAS NATURALES, UNIV NACIONAL COLOMBIA, APARTADO AEREO 7495, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

 

Gonzalez F (1991) A new Amazonian species of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Caldasia 16, 485-8. Contact: Inst. Ciencias Naturales, Univ. Nacional Colombia, Apartado Aereo 7495, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia

 

Gonzalez-G F (1991) Notes on the Systematics of Aristolochia Subsection Hexandrae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78, 497-503. Contact: GONZALEZ-G F; INST CIENCIAS NAT, UNIV NACL COLOMBIA, AP AE 7495, BOGOTA, COLUMBIA

 

Houghton PJ, Ogutveren M (1991) Alkaloids and a Lignan from Aristolochia-Ponticum. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 30, 717-8. Contact: HOUGHTON P J ; PHARMACOGNOSY RES LAB, CHELSEA DEP PHARMACY, KING'S COLL LONDON, MANRESA RD, LONDON SW3 6LX, UK

 

Houghton PJ, Ogutveren M (1991) Aristolochic Acids and Aristolactams from Aristolochia-Auricularia. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 30, 253-4. Contact: HOUGHTON P J ; PHARMACOGNOSY RES LAB, CHELSEA DEP PHARMACY, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON, MANRESA RD, LONDON SW3 6LX, UK

 

Iriki Y, Maruyama H, Matsuzawa T, Shimizu M, Suzuki M, Togawa N, Yanagisawa N, Fujisawa S (1991) Variation of the Characteristic Sugars in Aristolochiaceae. Bulletin of Institute of Nature Education in Shiga Heights, 33-40. Contact: IRIKI Y ; DEP BIOLOGY, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, SHINSHU UNIV, NAGANO-SHI 380, JPN

 

Ivanova IV (1991) Flora of the Klyazma River Valley of the Moscow Meschera Lowland. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii 96, 97-101. Contact: IVANOVA I V; OREKHOV-ZUEV PEDAGOG INST, OREKHOV-ZUEV, USSR

 

Kostalova D, Hrochova V, Pronayova N, Lesko J (1991) Constituents of Aristolochia-Clematitis L. Chemical Papers 45, 713-6. Contact: KOSTALOVA D ; DEP PHARMACOGNOSY BOTANY, FAC PHARMACY, COMENIUS UNIV, CS-832 32 BRATISLAVA

 

Leins P, University Of H (1991) Flower pollination by animals: Remarks on external and self-pollination and on pollen portioning. In '[Heidelberg Yearbooks]' pp. 133-54. (Springer-Verlag {a})

 

Lopes LMX, Martins JA, Piasentin RM (1991) Chemical Polar Constituents of Aristolochiaceae. Ecletica Quimica 16, 63-80. Contact: LOPES L M X ; DEP QUIMICA ORGANICA, INST QUIMICA, UNESP 14800, ARARAQUARA, SP

 

Mizuno M, Oka M, Tanaka T, Yamamoto H, Iinuma M, Murata H (1991) Comparison of Aristolochia-Spp with Chemical Constituents. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 39, 1310-1. Contact: MIZUNO M ; DEP PHARMACOGNOSY, GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY, 6-1 MITAHORAHIGASHI 5 CHOME, GIFU 502, JPN

 

Nardi E (1991) The Genus Aristolochia L. Aristolochiaceae in Greece. Webbia 45, 31-70. Contact: NARDI E; DIP BIOL VEGETALE DELL'UNIV, VIA LA PIRA 4, I-50121 FIRENZE, ITALY

 

Papaj DR (1991) Interference with Learning in Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies Behavioral Constraint or Possible Adaptation. In 'Szentesi, A. And T. Jermy (Ed.). Symposia Biologica Hungarica, Vol. 39. Insects-Plants '89; 7th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships, Budapest, Hungary, July 3-8, 1989. Xiii+577p. Akademiai Kiado: Budapest, Hungary. Illus' pp. 89-102)

 

Pfau W, Schmeiser HH, Wiessler M (1991) N-6 Adenyl Arylation of DNA by Aristolochic Acid Ii and a Synthetic Model for the Putative Proximate Carcinogen. Chemical Research in Toxicology 4, 581-6. Contact: PFAU W ; INST CANCER RES, HADDOW LAB, 15 COTSWOLD RD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SURREY SM2 5NG, UK

 

Tuovinen T, Rokx JAH (1991) Phytoseiid Mites Acari Phytoseiidae on Apple Trees and in Surrounding Vegetation in Southern Finland Densities and Species Composition. Experimental and Applied Acarology 12, 35-46. Contact: TUOVINEN T ; INST PLANT PROTECTION, AGRICULTURAL RES CENT, SF-31600 JOKIOINEN, FINLAND

 

Zhang J, He LX, Xue HZ, Feng R, Pu QL (1991) The Structure of Versicolactone a from Aristolochia-Versicolor Sm Hwang. Yaoxue Xuebao 26, 846-51. Contact: ZHANG J ; NANJING RES INST WILD PLANTS, NANJING 210042

 

Conserva LM, Silva MSD, Braz Filho R (1990) Lignans from Aristolochia-Birostris. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 29, 257-60. Contact: CONSERVA L M ; NUCELO DE PESQUISA EM PRODUTOS NATURAIS, LABORATORIO DE TECHNOLOGIA FARMACEUTICA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAIBA, 58000 JOAO PESSOA, PARAIBA

 

Goel AK, Aswal BS (1990) Less Known Uses of Some Plants in Indigenous Folk-Lore from Northern India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 14, 185-8. Contact: GOEL A K ; BOTANIC GARDEN, NATL BOTANICAL RES INST, LUCKNOW 226 001

 

Hinou J, Demetzos C, Harvala C, Roussakis C (1990) Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Principles from the Roots of Aristolochia-Longa. International Journal of Crude Drug Research 28, 149-51. Contact: HINOU J ; LAB PHARMACOGNOSY, FAC OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCI, 20 HIPPOCRATOUS STR, UNIV ATHENS, GREECE

 

Jongkind CCH (1990) Novitates Gabonenses 2. A New Species of Aristolochia and Some Critical Observations on Aristolochia Versus Pararistolochia. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 60, 147-50. Contact: JONGKIND C C H; DEP PLANT TAXONOMY, WAGENINGEN AGRIC UNIV, 37 GENERAAL FOULKESWEG, PO BOX 8010, NL-6700 ED WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS

 

Lopes LMX, Bolzani VDS, Trevisan LMV, Grigolli TM (1990) Terpenes from Aristolochia-Triangularis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 29, 660-2. Contact: LOPES L M X ; INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA, CP 174, 14800 ARARAQUARA, SP, BRASIL

 

Martini F (1990) The Aristolochia-Pallida Group in the Northeastern Italy. Giornale Botanico Italiano 124, 731-44. Contact: MARTINI F; DIPARTIMENTO BIOLOGIA DELL'UNIVERSITA TRIESTE, VIA A VALERIO 30, TRIESTE, ITALY

 

Mizuno M, Oka M, Iinuma M, Tanaka T (1990) An Aristolochic and Derivative of Aristolochia-Liukiuensis. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 53, 179-81. Contact: MIZUNO M ; DEP PHARMACOG, GIFU PHARM UNIV, 6-1 MITAHORA-HIGASHI 5 CHOME, GIFU 502, JPN

 

Nekola JC (1990) Rare Iowa Plant Notes from the R. V. Drexler Herbarium Coe College Cedar Rapids Iowa USA. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 97, 55-73. Contact: NEKOLA J C; CURRICULUM ECOL, 229 WILSON HALL CB 3275, UNIV NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599, USA

 

Ruecker G, Ming CW, Mayer R, Will G, Guellmann A (1990) Manshurolide a Sesquiterpene Lactone from Aristolochia-Manshuriensis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 29, 983-5. Contact: RUECKER G ; PHARMAZEUTISCHES INSTITUT, RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET, KREUZBERGWEG 26, 5300 BONN, FRG

 

Shieh HL, Cordell GA, Lankin DC, Lotter H (1990) The Liquid Solid and Molecular Force Field Calculated Conformations of Savinin. Journal of Organic Chemistry 55, 5139-45. Contact: SHIEH H-L ; UNIV ILLINOIS CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILL 60612, USA

 

Trinajstic I (1990) Aristolochia-Pallida Willd. Aristolochiaceae in the Flora of Croatia Yugoslavia. Acta Botanica Croatica 49, 143-6. Contact: TRINAJSTIC I; KATEDRA ZA SUMARSKU GENETIKU, I DENDROLOGIJU SUMARSKOG FAKULTETA, SIMUNSKI 25, YU-41000 ZAGREB, JUGOSLAVIJA

 

Urzua A, Rojas V (1990) Constituents of Aristolochia-Chilensis. Fitoterapia 61, 190-1. Contact: URZUA A ; DEP QUIMICA, FACULTAD CIENCIA, UNIVERSIDAD SANTIAGO CHILE, CASILLA 5659, SANTIAGO-2, CHILE

 

Vanky K (1990) Taxonomical Studies on Ustilaginales V. Mycotaxon 36, 473-82. Contact: VANKY K; UNIV TUEBINGEN, INST FUER BIOL I, LEHRSTUHL SPEZIELLE BOT, AUF DER MORGENSTELLE 1, D-7400 TUEBINGEN, W GER

 

Yang PS, Hsu YF (1990) Life History Morphology and Larval Host Plants on an Endemic Species of Taiwan Musk Swallow Tail Byasa-Febanus Fruhstorfer. Zhonghua Kunchong 10, 235-40. Contact: YANG P-S ; DEP PLANT PATHOL ENTOMOL, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV, TAIWAN

 

Zhu DY, Song BZ, Jiang FX (1990) Two New Dioxoaporphine Alkaloids Isolated from Aristolochia-Tuberosa. Planta Medica 56. Contact: ZHU D-Y ; SHANGHAI INST MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACAD SCIENCES, 319 YUEYANG ROAD, SHANGHAI 200031, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

 

Bhuskute SM (1989) New Plant Records for Nagpur District Maharashtra India. Indian Botanical Reporter 8, 39-42. Contact: BHUSKUTE S M; DEP BOT, NAGPUR UNIV CAMPUS, NAGPUR 440 010, INDIA

 

Bulgakov VP, Zhuravlev Yu N (1989) Obtaining Callus Tissue Cultures of Aristolochia-Manshuriensis Kom. Rastitel'nye Resursy 25, 266-70. Contact: BULGAKOV V P ; BIOL-SOIL INST, FAR EAST DEP, ACAD SCI USSR, VLADIVOSTOK, USSR

 

El-Sebakhy N, Richomme P, Taaima S, Shamma M (1989) Levo Temuconine a New Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid from Aristolochia-Elegans. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 52, 1374-5. Contact: EL-SEBAKHY N ; DEP PHARMACOGNOSY, FAC OF PHARMACY, UNIV ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT

 

Lou FC, Ding LS, Waterman PG (1989) Chemical Studies on Aristolochia-Mollissima V. Yaoxue Xuebao 24, 305-7. Contact: LOU F C ; COLL TRADITIONAL CHINESE MED, CHINA PHARM UNIV, NANJING 210009

 

Ma J (1989) A Revision of Aristolochia from Yunnan China. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 11, 321-3. Contact: MA J; BEIJING NORMAL UNIV, BEIJING

 

Mayer R, Weiming C, Guellmann A, Will G, Ruecker G (1989) Manshurolide from Aristolochia-Manshuriensis. Planta Medica 55. Contact: MAYER R ; PHARMAZEUTISCHES INST, UNIV BONN, KREUZBERGWEG 26, D-5300 BONN 1, FRG

 

Ming CW, Mayer R, Zimmermann H, Ruecker G (1989) A Non-Oxidized Melampolide and Other Germacranolides from Aristolochia-Yunnanensis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 28, 3233-4. Contact: MING C W ; PHARMAZEUTISCHES INST, UNIV BONN, 53 BONN, KREUZBERGWEG 26, FRG

 

Nishida R, Fukami H (1989) Ecological Adaptation of an Aristolochiaceae-Feeding Swallowtail Butterfly Atrophaneura-Alcinous to Aristolochic Acids. Journal of Chemical Ecology 15, 2549-64. Contact: NISHIDA R ; PESTIC RES INST, FAC AGRIC, KYOTO UNIV, KYOTO, 606 JPN

 

Nishida R, Fukami H (1989) Oviposition Stimulants of an Aristolochiaceae-Feeding Swallowtail Butterfly Atrophaneura-Alcinous. Journal of Chemical Ecology 15, 2565-76. Contact: NISHIDA R ; PESTIC RES INST, FAC AGRIC, KYOTO UNIV, KYOTO, 606 JPN

 

Ortega Ortiz J (1989) Two New Records of Aristolochia Aristolochiaceae for Veracruz Mexico. Phytologia 67, 94-9. Contact: ORTEGA ORTIZ J; UNIV VERACRUZANA, XALAPA, VERACRUZ, MEXICO

 

Pal DC, Saren AM, Sen R (1989) Less Known Uses of Twenty Plants from the Tribal Areas of Bankura District West Bengal India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 13, 695-8. Contact: PAL D C ; BOT SURVEY INDIA, HOWRAH-711 103

 

Rosenthal MD, Vishwanath BS, Franson RC (1989) Effects of Aristolochic Acid on Phospholipase a-2 Activity and Arachidonate Metabolism of Human Neutrophils. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1001, 1-8. Contact: ROSENTHAL M D ; DEP BIOCHEM, EASTERN VA MED SCH, POST OFFICE BOX 1980, NORFOLK, VA 23501, USA

 

Sivarajan VV, Pradeep AK (1989) A New Species of Aristolochia Aristolochiaceae from India with Co-Evolutionary Notes on Aristolochia-Indica and Papilionid Butterflies. Plant Systematics and Evolution 163, 31-4. Contact: SIVARAJAN V V ; DEP BOTANY, UNIV CALICUT, 673 635, KERALA, INDIA

 

Xue HZ, Zhang J, He LX, He CH, Zheng QT, Feng R (1989) The Structure of Versicolactone D. Yaoxue Xuebao 24, 917-22. Contact: XUE H Z ; NANJING INST MATERIA MEDICA, NANJING 210009

 

Yoneda K, Suma K, Yamagata E, Hatakeyama Y, Kumagaya T (1989) Studies on Resources of Crude Drugs Iv. On the Evaluation of Cultivated Saussurea Root. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 43, 59-63. Contact: YONEDA K ; FAC PHARM SCI, OSAKA UNIV, 1-6 YAMADAOKA, SUITA, OSAKA 565, JPN

 

Pezzuto JM, Swanson SM, Mar W, Che CT, Cordell GA, Fong HHS (1988) Evaluation of the Mutagenic and Cytostatic Potential of Aristolochic Acid 3 4 Methylenedioxy-8-Methoxy-10-Nitrophenanthrene-1-Carboxylic Acid and Several of Its Derivatives. Mutation Research 206, 447-54. Contact: PEZZUTO J M ; PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE RES PHARMACEUTICAL SCI, COLL PHARM, UNIV ILL CHICAGO, 833 S WOOD ST, CHICAGO, ILL 60612, USA

 

Poncy O (1988) Studies on the Flora of the Guianas 38. Four New Species of Aristolochia Aristolochiaceae from French Guiana and Nomenclatural Remarks on a Species Described by Aublet. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section B Adansonia Botanique Phytochimie 10, 337-44. Contact: PONCY O; LAB PHANEROGAMIE, MUSEUM NATL HISTORIE NAT, 16 RUE BUFFON, 75005 PARIS, FR

 

Rankin Rodriguez R (1988) Current Situation for Species of the Genus Aristolochia L. With Oblate-Reniform Leaves in Cuba. Revista del Jardin Botanico Nacional 9, 15-21. Contact: RANKIN RODRIGUEZ R; JARDIN BOTANICO NACIONAL, UNIV DE LA HABANA

 

Vishwanath BS, Fawzy AA, Franson RC (1988) Edema-Inducing Activity of Phospholipase a-2 Purified from Human Synovial Fluid and Inhibition by Aristolochic Acid. Inflammation 12, 549-62. Contact: VISHWANATH B S ; DEP BIOCHEM MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS, BOX 614, MED COLL VA, VA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, RICHMOND, VA 23298-0614, USA

 

Zheng M (1988) An Experimental Study of Antiviral Action of 472 Herbs on Herpes Simplex Virus. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 8, 203-6. Contact: ZHENG M; DEP MICROBIOL, JIANGXI MED COLL, NANCHANG

 

Fiorini G (1987) Chromosome Number of an Aristolochia from Yugoslavia. Informatore Botanico Italiano 19, 265-6. Contact: FIORINI G; DIP BIOL VEG, UNIV FIRENZE, ITALY

 

Spade P, Tyler H, Brown JW (1987) The Biology of Seven Troidine Swallowtail Butterflies Papilionidae in Colima Mexico. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 26, 13-26. Contact: SPADE P ; DEP ENTOMOL SCI, UNIV CALIF, BERKELEY, CA 94720, USA

 

 


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