1. Preface to this special issue “Biologically active natural products from microorganisms and plants”

   • Hisashi Matsuda

   Editorial 16 June 2016 Pages: 301 - 301

2. Synthesis and stereochemical determination of an antiparasitic pseudo-aminal type monoterpene indole alkaloid

   • Yoshihiko Noguchi
   • Tomoyasu Hirose
   • Satoshi Ōmura

   Review Open access 21 June 2016 Pages: 302 - 317

   

3. Artemisinin-based antimalarial research: application of biotechnology to the production of artemisinin, its mode of action, and the mechanism of resistance of Plasmodium parasites

   • Paskorn Muangphrom
   • Hikaru Seki
   • Toshiya Muranaka

   Review Open access 01 June 2016 Pages: 318 - 334

   

4. Screening of promising chemotherapeutic candidates from plants extracts

   • Junei Kinjo
   • Daisuke Nakano
   • Hikaru Okabe

   Review Open access 16 April 2016 Pages: 335 - 360

   

5. Authentication of the botanical origin of Western herbal products using Cimicifuga and Vitex products as examples

   • Sayaka Masada

   Review Open access 17 May 2016 Pages: 361 - 375

   

6. γ-Lactam alkaloids from the flower buds of daylily

   • Takahiro Matsumoto
   • Seikou Nakamura
   • Hisashi Matsuda

   Original Paper 05 February 2016 Pages: 376 - 383

   

7. New potent accelerator of neurite outgrowth from Lawsonia inermis flower under non-fasting condition

   • Yoshimi Oda
   • Souichi Nakashima
   • Hisashi Matsuda

   Original Paper 02 March 2016 Pages: 384 - 390

   

8. Protective effects of Weilikang decoction on gastric ulcers and possible mechanisms

   • Shiyu Wang
   • Yajuan Ni
   • Tao Wang

   Original Paper 18 April 2016 Pages: 391 - 403

   

9. Chemical structures of constituents from the whole plant of Bacopa monniera

   • Tomoe Ohta
   • Seikou Nakamura
   • Hisashi Matsuda

   Original Paper 24 March 2016 Pages: 404 - 411

   

10. Euphorins A–H: bioactive diterpenoids from Euphorbia fischeriana

    • Xinzhu Kuang
    • Wei Li
    • Kazuo Koike

    Original Paper 21 March 2016 Pages: 412 - 422

    

11. Protective effect of Mimosa pudica L. in an l-arginine model of acute necrotising pancreatitis in rats

    • Jagdeep Kaur
    • Shabir Sidhu
    • M. U. Khan

    Original Paper 10 May 2016 Pages: 423 - 434

    

12. Acylated oleanane-type triterpene saponins from the flowers of Bellis perennis show anti-proliferative activities against human digestive tract carcinoma cell lines

    • Kiyofumi Ninomiya
    • Chiaki Motai
    • Toshio Morikawa

    Original Paper 13 May 2016 Pages: 435 - 451

    

13. Characterization of α-humulene synthases responsible for the production of sesquiterpenes induced by methyl jasmonate in Aquilaria cell culture

    • Yukie Kumeta
    • Michiho Ito

    Original Paper 14 May 2016 Pages: 452 - 459

    

14. Two new lignans and melanogenesis inhibitors from Schisandra nigra

    • Yuji Narukawa
    • Chihiro Komatsu
    • Fumiyuki Kiuchi

    Original Paper 03 May 2016 Pages: 460 - 466

    

15. Anti-dormant mycobacterial activity and target molecule of melophlins, tetramic acid derivatives isolated from a marine sponge of Melophlus sp.

    • Masayoshi Arai
    • Yoshi Yamano
    • Motomasa Kobayashi

    Original Paper 19 May 2016 Pages: 467 - 475

    

16. Atranorin and lecanoric acid antagonize TCDD-induced xenobiotic response element-driven activity, but not xenobiotic response element-independent activity

    • Ken-ichi Nakashima
    • Hiroki Tanabe
    • Makoto Inoue

    Note 15 March 2016 Pages: 476 - 482

    

17. Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) alters the profiles of organic and inorganic components in Keishikaryukotsuboreito

    • Kazuki Oguri
    • Masaya Kawase
    • Kyoko Takahashi

    Original Paper 03 February 2016 Pages: 483 - 491

    

18. Antithrombosis activity of protocatechuic and shikimic acids from functional plant Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc needles

    • Jaeyoung Park
    • Beomgi Lee
    • Hyeonsook Cheong

    Original Paper 03 March 2016 Pages: 492 - 501

    

19. Inhibitory effects of compounds isolated from the dried branches and leaves of murta (Myrceugenia euosma) on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells

    • Naoki Oikawa
    • Yasuhito Nobushi
    • Ken Yasukawa

    Original Paper 15 February 2016 Pages: 502 - 509

    

20. Antidepressant, antioxidant and neurotrophic properties of the standardized extract of Cocos nucifera husk fiber in mice

    • Eliane Brito Cortez Lima
    • Caren Nádia Soares de Sousa
    • Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos

    Original Paper 08 February 2016 Pages: 510 - 521

    

21. Inhibitory effects of Leonurus sibiricus on weight gain after menopause in ovariectomized and high-fat diet-fed mice

    • Jangseon Kim
    • Mi Hye Kim
    • Woong Mo Yang

    Original Paper 22 February 2016 Pages: 522 - 530

    

22. Anti-inflammatory and blood stasis activities of essential oil extracted from Artemisia argyi leaf in animals

    • Yue-bin Ge
    • Zhi-gang Wang
    • Zong-guo Hong

    Original Paper 19 February 2016 Pages: 531 - 538

    

23. Hypolipidemic and antioxidant activity of the aqueous extract from the uneaten pulp of the fruit from Cordia dichotoma in healthy and hyperlipidemic Wistar albino rats

    • Samah A. El-Newary
    • A. M. Sulieman
    • M. Z. Sitohy

    Original Paper 11 March 2016 Pages: 539 - 553

    

24. Efficiently prepared ephedrine alkaloids-free Ephedra Herb extract: a putative marker and antiproliferative effects

    • Naohiro Oshima
    • Tadatoshi Yamashita
    • Yukihiro Goda

    Original Paper Open access 14 March 2016 Pages: 554 - 562

    

25. In vivo anti-inflammatory activities of the essential oil from Radix Angelicae dahuricae

    • Chunmei Wang
    • Jingbo Sun
    • Jianguang Chen

    Original Paper 23 February 2016 Pages: 563 - 570

    

26. Ephedrine alkaloids-free Ephedra Herb extract: a safer alternative to ephedra with comparable analgesic, anticancer, and anti-influenza activities

    • Sumiko Hyuga
    • Masashi Hyuga
    • Toshihiko Hanawa

    Original Paper Open access 04 March 2016 Pages: 571 - 583

    

27. Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits hepatitis B virus via farnesoid X receptor alpha

    • Jun Xu
    • Weizhen Gu
    • Wenming Zheng

    Original Paper 11 March 2016 Pages: 584 - 591

    

28. Efficient expression of single chain variable fragment antibody against paclitaxel using the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus bacmid DNA system and its characterizations

    • Gorawit Yusakul
    • Seiichi Sakamoto
    • Satoshi Morimoto

    Original Paper 03 March 2016 Pages: 592 - 601

    

29. The cytotoxic and tyrosine kinase inhibitory properties of C₂₁ steroids and iridoids from the tubers of Alocasia cucullata

    • Wei Peng
    • Shuang Liang
    • Xiangwei Zheng

    Original Paper 27 April 2016 Pages: 602 - 609

    

30. Anti-oxidative, anti-secretory and anti-inflammatory activities of the extract from the root bark of Lycium chinense (Cortex Lycii) against gastric ulcer in mice

    • Hongxia Chen
    • Opeyemi J. Olatunji
    • Yifeng Zhou

    Original Paper 14 March 2016 Pages: 610 - 619

    

31. Catalpol reduces the production of inflammatory mediators via PPAR-γ activation in human intestinal Caco-2 cells

    • Kyoung Sik Park

    Original Paper 23 March 2016 Pages: 620 - 626

    

32. Anticancer effect of a Kampo preparation Daikenchuto

    • Takuya Nagata
    • Kazufumi Toume
    • Kazuhiro Tsukada

    Original Paper 08 April 2016 Pages: 627 - 633

    

33. Amentoflavone enhances osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells through JNK and p38 MAPK pathways

    • Xuan Zha
    • Zhoumei Xu
    • Daohua Xu

    Original Paper 22 April 2016 Pages: 634 - 644

    

34. Development of crossbreeding high-yield-potential strains for commercial cultivation in the medicinal mushroom Wolfiporia cocos (Higher Basidiomycetes)

    • Xiaozhao Xiang
    • Xiaoxia Wang
    • Zhangyi Xu

    Original Paper 21 April 2016 Pages: 645 - 652

    

35. Anti-inflammatory effects of alpinone 3-acetate from Alpinia japonica seeds

    • Tomohito Kakegawa
    • Aya Miyazaki
    • Ken Yasukawa

    Original Paper 02 May 2016 Pages: 653 - 660

    

36. Lucidumol C, a new cytotoxic lanostanoid triterpene from Ganoderma lingzhi against human cancer cells

    • Yhiya M. Amen
    • Qinchang Zhu
    • Kuniyoshi Shimizu

    Note 22 February 2016 Pages: 661 - 666

    

37. In vivo efficacy of trans-cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and thymol in attenuating Listeria monocytogenes infection in a Galleria mellonella model

    • Abhinav Upadhyay
    • Kumar Venkitanarayanan

    Note 19 April 2016 Pages: 667 - 672

    

38. Two new compounds from the roots of Ilex pubescens and their cytotoxic activity

    • Huan Xiong
    • Fang Zhao
    • Guogang Zhang

    Note 18 April 2016 Pages: 673 - 678

    

39. Enhanced anti-immobility effects of Sanggenon G isolated from the root bark of Morus alba combined with the α₂-antagonist yohimbine in the rat forced swim test

    • Dong Wook Lim
    • Nam-In Baek
    • Daeseok Han

    Rapid Communication 22 February 2016 Pages: 679 - 682

    

40. Potency of extracts from selected Egyptian plants as inducers of the Nrf2-dependent chemopreventive enzyme NQO1

    • Ahmed R. Hamed
    • Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy
    • Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

    Natural Resource Letter 27 April 2016 Pages: 683 - 688