Inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) by flavonoids isolated from Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb) (simaroubaceae)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-36

  Loizzo, Monica Rosa ^a   Said, Ataa ^b   Tundis, Rosa ^a   Rashed, Khaled ^b   Statti, Giancarlo Antonio ^a   Hufner, Antje ^c   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb); Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE); Flavonoids; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS EXCELSA EXTRACT; APIGENIN; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; KAEMPFEROL 3 BETA GALACTOPYRANOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 O ALPHA ARABINOPYRANOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 O BETA GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN 3 O ALPHA ARABINOPYRANOSIDE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS EXCELSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

AILANTHUS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

AILANTHUS; SIMAROUBACEAE;

EID: 33846640446     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2008     Document Type: Article

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