Jujubosides have hypnotic effect on normal rats, may be influenced by circadian rhythm and the serotonergic system may involve in the hypnotic effect of jujubosides, jujubosides may be good source of lead compounds for novel hypnotics.
Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) is released in substantial quantities from aggregating platelets and metabolized during circulation to 11-dehydro TXB2 and 2,3-dinor TXB2. In rats and rabbits, 2,3-dinor TXB1 has been identified as another urinary metabolite of TXB2. However in human urine, only trace amounts of 2,3-dinor TXB1 have been identified. In rats, 2,3-dinor TXB1 is excreted at a much higher rate than 2,3-dinor TXB2 (19.2 ± 4.9 ng/24 hr and 1.6 ± 0.3 ng/24 hr, respectively). Therefore, urinary 2,3-dinor TXB1 is a suitable marker of thromboxane biosynthesis in rats.