Nitric oxide and prosteglandin E2 synthesis inhibitory activities of flavonoids from the barks of Ulmus macrocarpa

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 344-346

  Kim, Hyun Jung ^a   Yeom, Seung Hwan ^a   Kim, Min Kee ^a   Shim, Jae Geul ^a   Lim, Hyun Woo ^a   Lee, Min Won ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Cancer chemoprevention; Cyclooxygenase 2; Flavan 3 ol; Flavanone; Nitric oxide; Ulmaceae; Ulmus marcroparca

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATECHIN; CATECHIN 7 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; EPICATECHIN; ERIODICTYOL 7 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOMETACIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NALINGENIN 7 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PROCYANIDIN B1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TAXIFOLIN 3' O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; TAXIFOLIN 7 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ULMACEAE; ULMUS MACROCARPA;

EID: 14744275141     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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