Screening of plants from New Caledonia and Vanuatu for inhibitory activity of xanthine oxidase and elastase

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-24

  Bosisio, Enrica ^a   Mascetti, Daniela ^a   Cabalion, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Amyema scandens leaf; Cunonia montana bark; Elastase inhibition; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Xanthine oxidase inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANTIGOUT AGENT; ELASTASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; IC 50; NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU;

AMYEMA; AMYEMA SCANDENS; CUNONIA MONTANA; CUNONIACEAE; LORANTHACEAE;

EID: 0034107188     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200001)3811-BFT018     Document Type: Article

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