In vitro xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of the fractions of Erythrina stricta Roxb.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 646-648

  Umamaheswari, M ^a   Asokkumar, K ^a   Sivashanmugam, A T ^a   Remyaraju, A ^a   Subhadradevi, V ^a   Ravi, T K ^a  

^a SRI RAMAKRISHNA INSTITUTE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Erythrina stricta; Gout; Papilionaceae; Uric acid; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALLOPURINOL; CHLOROFORM; ERYTHRINA STRICTA EXTRACT; ETHER; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG USE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERYTHRINA STRICTA; GOUT; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACETATES; ALLOPURINOL; CHLOROFORM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ERYTHRINA; ETHERS; GOUT; KINETICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ERYTHRINA (ANGIOSPERM); PAPILIONOIDEAE;

EID: 67650693723     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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