Cyclooxygenase inhibitory flavonoids from the stem bark of Semecarpus anacardium Linn.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 582-584

  Selvam, C ^a   Jachak, Sanjay M ^a   Bhutani, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

3,4,2 ,4 Tetrahydroxychalcone, butein; 7,3 ,4 Trihydroxyflavone; Anti inflammatory activity; Cyclooxygenase 1 (COX 1); Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2); Semecarpus anacardium

Indexed keywords

7,3',4' TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTEIN; CARRAGEENAN; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FLAVONOID; IBUPROFEN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT STEM; RAT; SEMECARPUS; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; EDEMA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMECARPUS;

ANACARDIUM; SEMECARPUS; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM;

EID: 4043083426     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1492     Document Type: Article

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