Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity and hypouricemic effect of aspalathin from unfermented rooibos

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Kondo, Makoto ^a   Hirano, Yoshiaki ^b   Nishio, Masahiro ^a   Furuya, Yutaka ^c   Nakamura, Hiromichi ^c   Watanabe, Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tama Biochemical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspalathin; Hypouricemic effect; Rooibos; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; MUS;

ASPALATHIN; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYPOURICEMIC EFFECT; IC 50; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; ROOIBOS;

ASPALATHIN; HYPOURICEMIC EFFECT; ROOIBOS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMALS; ASPALATHUS; BEVERAGES; CHALCONES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 84890230260     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12304     Document Type: Article

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