Anti-inflammatory action of components from Melastoma malabathricum

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 372-375

  Mazura, M P ^a   Susanti, D ^b   Rasadah, M A ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Flavonoid; Melastoma malabathricum; Pentacyclic triterpene; Platelet activating factor (PAF) binding; Receptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETULIC ACID; CEDROL; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MELASTOMATACEAE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34250324723     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701214797     Document Type: Article

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