In vitro xanthine oxidase inhibition by selected Jordanian medicinal plants

Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-55

  Bustanji, Yasser ^a   Hudaib, Mohammad ^a   Tawaha, Khaled ^a   Mohammad, Mohammad K ^a   Almasri, Ihab ^b   Hamed, Saja ^c   Oran, Sawsan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Al Azhar University   (Jordan)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Gout; Hyperuricemia; Jordan; Medicinal plants; Natural products; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA EXTRACT; ALLOPURINOL; AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA MAURORUM EXTRACT; COLCHICUM HIEROSOLYMITANUM EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; DAPHNE LINEARIFOLIA EXTRACT; FAGONIA ARABICA EXTRACT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HYOSCYAMUS RETICULATUS EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; LINUM PUBESCENS EXTRACT; MALVA NICAEENSIS EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PIMPINELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RESEDA ALBA EXTRACT; SILENE AEGYPTICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS; ANISE; ARISTOLOCHIA MAURORUM; ARTICLE; COLCHICUM HIEROSOLYMITANUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNE LINEARIFOLIA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FAGONIA ARABICA; FRUIT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HYOSCYAMUS RETICULATUS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; JORDAN; LAURUS NOBILIS; LINUM PUBESCENS; MALVA NICAEENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RESEDA ALBA; SILENE AEGYPTICA;

EID: 79960305078     PISSN: 19957157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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