β-glucuronidase inhibitory effect of phenolic constituents from Phyllanthus amarus

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 363-365

  Joshi, Chandra Shekhar ^a   Priya, Ekambaram Sanmuga ^a  

^a Amrutanjan Limited   (India)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Brevifolin carboxylic acid; Corilagin; Phyllanthus amarus

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BREVIFOLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORILAGIN; HYPOPHYLLANTHIN; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYLLANTHIN; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUPHORBIA; LIVER PROTECTION; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS;

EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS;

EID: 34250343668     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701214706     Document Type: Article

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