2004 Volume 52 Issue 7 Pages 853-854
3,5-Nonadiyne, in vitro, selectively inhibits endogenous nitric oxide release (IC50=6.7±0.8 μM) by rat peritoneal macrophages at doses that do not inhibit T cell proliferation. 3,5-Nonadiyne was isolated from root essential oil of Cachrys ferulacea (L.) CALESTANI, synonym Prangos ferulacea (L.) LINDLEY, obtained by hydrodistillation and spectrometricaly identified unambiguously.