The discovery of compounds new to science in Physalis longifolia have led to the publication of several manuscripts.
Cao, C. M., Kindscher, K., Gallagher, R. J., Zhang, H., & Timmermann, B. N. 2015. Analysis of major withanolides in Physalis longifolia Nutt. by HPLC-PDA. Journal of chromatographic science, 53(7), 1044-7. [PDF]
Gallagher, R. J., Subramanian, C., Grogan, P. T., Kindscher, K., Cao, C.-M., Zhang, H., Cohen, M. S., & Timmermann, B. N. 2015. The therapeutic potential of Physalis longifolia against various carcinomas. PharmaNutrition, 3(4), 146 – 152. [PDF]
Kindscher K., Cao C., Gallagher R.J., Zhang H., Long Q., Service L., Martin L.M., Timmermann B.N. 2014. Comparison of bioactive secondary metabolites in experimental and natural populations of wild tomatillos, Physalis longifolia Nutt. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 12, 175-182. [PDF]
Kindscher, K., Q. Long, S. Corbett, K. Bosnak, H. Loring, M. Cohen, and B.N. Timmermann. 2012. The Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Wild Tomatillos, Physalis longifolia Nutt., and Related Physalis Species: A Review. Economic Botany 66, 298-310. [PDF]
Zhang, H., H. Motiwala, A. Samadi, V. Day, J. Aubé, M. Cohen, K. Kindscher, R. Gollapudi, and B. N. Timmermann. 2012. Minor Withanolides of Physalis longifolia: Structure and Cytotoxicity. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 60, 1234–1239. [PDF]
Zhang, X., A. K. Samadi, K. F. Roby, B. Timmermann, M. S. Cohen. 2012. Inhibition of cell growth and induction of apoptosis in ovarian carcinoma cell lines CaOV3 and SKOV3 by natural withanolide Withaferin A. Gynecologic Oncology 124, 606-612. [PDF]
Zhang, H., A. K. Samadi, R. J. Gallagher, J. J. Araya, X. Tong, V. W. Day, M. S. Cohen, K. Kindscher, R. Gollapudi, and B. N. Timmermann. 2011. Cytotoxic withanolide constituents of Physalis longifolia. Journal of Natural Products 74, 2532−2544. [PDF]