Flavonoids of cocoa inhibit recombinant human 5-lipoxygenase

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1825-1829

  Schewe, Tankred ^a   Kühn, Hartmut ^b   Sies, Helmut ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Chocolate; Inflammation; Leukotrienes; Procyanidins

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOID; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE A4; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PROCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CACAO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN;

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0036299977     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.7.1825     Document Type: Article

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