1. Biological activity evaluations of chemical constituents derived from Mongolian medicinal forage plants and their applications in combating infectious diseases and addressing health problems in humans and livestock

   • Toshihiro Murata
   • Javzan Batkhuu

   Review Open access 21 May 2021 Pages: 729 - 740

   

2. Thiolane-type sulfides from garlic, onion, and Welsh onion

   • Toshihiro Nohara
   • Yukio Fujiwara
   • Junei Kinjo

   Review Open access 03 June 2021 Pages: 741 - 751

   

3. Design and synthesis of analogues of RA-VII—an antitumor bicyclic hexapeptide from Rubiae radix

   • Yukio Hitotsuyanagi

   Review Open access 10 July 2021 Pages: 752 - 761

   

4. Phytochemical studies on traditional herbal medicines based on the ethnopharmacological information obtained by field studies

   • Naonobu Tanaka
   • Yoshiki Kashiwada

   Review Open access 13 July 2021 Pages: 762 - 783

   

5. The hepatoprotective efficacy and biological mechanisms of three phenylethanoid glycosides from cistanches herba and their metabolites based on intestinal bacteria and network pharmacology

   • Yongli Guo
   • Qingling Cui
   • Yingni Pan

   Original Paper 18 May 2021 Pages: 784 - 797

   

6. Genetic diversity of Amomum xanthioides and its related species from Southeast Asia and China

   • Mikako Sone
   • Shu Zhu
   • Katsuko Komatsu

   Original Paper 25 May 2021 Pages: 798 - 812

   

7. Prenylflavonoids from fruit of Macaranga tanarius promote glucose uptake via AMPK activation in L6 myotubes

   • Noriyuki Natsume
   • Takayuki Yonezawa
   • Toshiaki Teruya

   Original Paper 20 May 2021 Pages: 813 - 823

   

8. Anti-metastatic effects of ergosterol peroxide from the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps gracilioides on 4T1 breast cancer cells

   • Min-Kyoung Shin
   • Fumito Sasaki
   • Yoshihiro Hayakawa

   Original Paper 27 April 2021 Pages: 824 - 832

   

9. Indigo enhances wound healing activity of Caco-2 cells via activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

   • Takaaki Shimizu
   • Chisa Takagi
   • Hidekazu Tanaka

   Original Paper 07 May 2021 Pages: 833 - 839

   

10. Inhibition of cell-intrinsic NF-κB activity and metastatic abilities of breast cancer by aloe-emodin and emodic-acid isolated from Asphodelus microcarpus

    • Amira A. Abdellatef
    • Moustafa Fathy
    • Yoshihiro Hayakawa

    Original Paper 14 May 2021 Pages: 840 - 853

    

11. Cytotoxicity and growth-inhibiting activity of Astragalus polysaccharides against breast cancer via the regulation of EGFR and ANXA1

    • Wenfang Li
    • Xueyan Hu
    • Kedong Song

    Original Paper 27 May 2021 Pages: 854 - 870

    

12. Four new xanthones and their cytotoxicity from the stems of Garcinia schomburgkiana

    • Sutin Kaennakam
    • Edwin Risky Sukandar
    • Santi Tip-pyang

    Original Paper 17 May 2021 Pages: 871 - 876

    

13. Podogigants A and B, two new potentiators of amphotericin B activity, from Sordariomycete Podostroma giganteum

    • Mikiko Hasegawa
    • Tsuyoshi Hosoya
    • Hideyuki Shigemori

    Original Paper 16 May 2021 Pages: 877 - 883

    

14. Rubus chingii var. suavissimus alleviates high-fat diet-induced lipid metabolism disorder via modulation of the PPARs/SREBP pathway in Syrian golden hamsters

    • Man-Jing Jiang
    • Li Li
    • Lan-Lan Fan

    Original Paper 12 June 2021 Pages: 884 - 892

    

15. Analysis of anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects of acacia bark-derived proanthocyanidins in type 2 diabetes model KKAy mice

    • Mayumi Kashiwada
    • Saho Nakaishi
    • Wataru Ochiai

    Original Paper 13 June 2021 Pages: 893 - 906

    

16. Hyperdioxanes, dibenzo-1,4-dioxane derivatives from the roots of Hypericum ascyron

    • Kanji Niwa
    • Naonobu Tanaka
    • Yoshiki Kashiwada

    Original Paper 17 June 2021 Pages: 907 - 914

    

17. Phenylpropanoid conjugated iridoids with anti-malarial activity from the leaves of Morinda morindoides

    • Yasinjan Hashim
    • Kazufumi Toume
    • Katsuko Komatsu

    Original Paper 29 June 2021 Pages: 915 - 925

    

18. Effects of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-activating alkaloids on anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish

    • Ainhoa Alzualde
    • Oihane Jaka
    • Kyoko Koshibu

    Original Paper Open access 15 July 2021 Pages: 926 - 941

    

19. Cell death-inducing activities via Hsp inhibition of the sesquiterpenes isolated from Valeriana fauriei

    • Takahiro Matsumoto
    • Takahiro Kitagawa
    • Tetsushi Watanabe

    Original Paper 01 July 2021 Pages: 942 - 948

    

20. 22-O-(N-Boc-l-glycine) ester of renieramycin M inhibits migratory activity and suppresses epithelial–mesenchymal transition in human lung cancer cells

    • Yamin Oo
    • Justin Quiel Lasam Nealiga
    • Chatchai Chaotham

    Original Paper 21 July 2021 Pages: 949 - 966

    

21. Picrotoxane sesquiterpene and α-pyrone derivative from Dendrobium signatum and their free radical scavenging potency

    • Prajak Khumploy
    • Achara Raksat
    • Khanitha Pudhom

    Original Paper 14 July 2021 Pages: 967 - 974

    

22. Brazilian propolis (AF-08) inhibits collagen-induced platelet aggregation without affecting blood coagulation

    • Chihiro Sugita
    • Atsushi Yamashita
    • Masahiko Kurokawa

    Note 04 May 2021 Pages: 975 - 984

    

23. Polymorphism analysis of TCP gene region to intraspecific analysis of Paeonia lactiflora, and application for authentication of Paeoniae Radix

    • Yuina Yoshie
    • Hirokazu Ando
    • Yohei Sasaki

    Note 18 May 2021 Pages: 985 - 993

    

24. Effect of glucoglycyrrhizin on IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity in mice

    • Mitsuhiko Nose
    • Shinsuke Hisaka
    • Hiroaki Hayashi

    Note 03 May 2021 Pages: 994 - 997

    

25. Limonoids isolated from the Fortunella crassifolia and the Citrus junos with their cell death-inducing activity on Adriamycin-treated cancer cell

    • Takahiro Kitagawa
    • Takahiro Matsumoto
    • Tetsushi Watanabe

    Note 15 May 2021 Pages: 998 - 1004

    

26. Saponins are responsible for the anti-obesogenic activity of Acacia concinna

    • Zhao Zhuoyue
    • Wijitrapha Ruangaram
    • Eisuke Kato

    Note 21 May 2021 Pages: 1005 - 1013

    

27. Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans from Artemisia sieversiana and their anti-inflammatory activities

    • Xu-Dong Zhou
    • Chao-Xi Chen
    • Peng-Fei Tu

    Note 25 May 2021 Pages: 1014 - 1020

    

28. Phelligridin D from Inonotus obliquus attenuates oxidative stress and accumulation of ECM in mesangial cells under high glucose via activating Nrf2

    • Yan Li
    • Yang Zhou
    • Huankai Yao

    Note 29 May 2021 Pages: 1021 - 1029

    

29. Promotion effect of the propolis from Jeju Island, Korea, on NGF secretion in human glioblastoma cells

    • Kohsuke Shimomura
    • Hironari Kako
    • Shigenori Kumazawa

    Note 10 June 2021 Pages: 1030 - 1036

    

30. Glucosyl-hesperidin enhances the cyclic guanosine monophosphate-inducing effect of a green tea polyphenol EGCG

    • Motofumi Kumazoe
    • Yasutake Tanaka
    • Hirofumi Tachibana

    Note 07 June 2021 Pages: 1037 - 1042

    

31. Fragment antigen-binding (Fab) antibody-based lateral flow immunoassay for rapid and sensitive detection of potent phytoestrogen, deoxymiroestrol

    • Worapol Sae-Foo
    • Supaluk Krittanai
    • Waraporn Putalun

    Note 09 June 2021 Pages: 1043 - 1049

    

32. UHPLC-MS-based metabolomic approach for the quality evaluation of Pinellia ternata tubers grown in shaded environments

    • Tao Xue
    • Yujie Xiong
    • Jianping Xue

    Note 17 July 2021 Pages: 1050 - 1057

    

33. Identification of anti-HIV macrocyclic daphnane orthoesters from Wikstroemia ligustrina by LC–MS analysis and phytochemical investigation

    • Kouharu Otsuki
    • Mi Zhang
    • Wei Li

    Note 21 July 2021 Pages: 1058 - 1066

    

34. Characterization of inter-annual changes in soil microbial flora of Panax ginseng cultivation fields in Shimane Prefecture of Western Japan by DNA metabarcoding using next-generation sequencing

    • Taichi Fujii
    • Motoyasu Minami
    • Yasunori Ichihashi

    Natural Resource Letter 23 May 2021 Pages: 1067 - 1079

    

35. Screening for inhibitory effects of crude drugs on furin-like enzymatic activities

    • Yuka Kiba
    • Rio Oyama
    • Ryuichiro Suzuki

    Natural Resource Letter 30 April 2021 Pages: 1080 - 1085