Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of Lychnophora species from Brazil ("Arnica")

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-82

  Ferraz Filha, Z S ^a   Vitolo, I F ^a   Fietto, L G ^a   Lombardi, J A ^b   Saude Guimaraes D A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Bioassay; Brazilian native plants; Lychnophora; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA PASSERINA EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA PINASTER EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA STAAVIOIDES EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA TRICHOCARPHA EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORIOPSIS CANDELABRUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; IC 50; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES; LYCHNOPHORA PASSERINA; LYCHNOPHORA PINASTER; LYCHNOPHORA STAAVIOIDES; LYCHNOPHORA TRICHOCARPHA; LYCHNOPHORIOPSIS CANDELABRUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ASTERACEAE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARNICA; LYCHNOPHORA; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES; LYCHNOPHORIOPSIS CANDELABRUM;

EID: 33745842262     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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