The 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory, antioxidant, antimycobacterial activity and cytotoxicity of fourteen ethnomedicinally used African spices and culinary herbs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Dzoyem, Jean Paul ^a,b   Kuete, Victor ^b   McGaw, Lyndy J ^a   Eloff, Jacobus N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial; Antioxidant; Culinary herbs; Cytotoxicity; Lipoxygenase

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARACHIDONATE 15 LIPOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AFRAMOMUM ALBOVIOLACEUM EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM KAYSERIANUM EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM POLYANTHUM EXTRACT; ANONIDIUM MANNII EXTRACT; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS EXTRACT; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; SESAMUM INDICUM EXTRACT; SESAMUM RADIATUM EXTRACT; TROLOX C; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SCAVENGER;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; AFRAMOMUM ALBOVIOLACEUM; AFRAMOMUM KAYSERIANUM; AFRAMOMUM POLYANTHUM; ANONIDIUM MANNII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; EDIBLE PLANT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; MTT ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; SOYBEAN; TAMARIND; ADANSONIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; HERB; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; LC50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SESAME; SESAMUM RADIATUM; SPICE; AFRICA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CHEMISTRY; COOKING; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PROCEDURES;

AFRICA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COOKING; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPICES;

EID: 84907185197     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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