Antioxidant properties and xanthine oxidase inhibitory effects of Tamus communis L. root extracts

• Published in: Phytotherapy research Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 283 - 288
• Main Authors: Boumerfeg, Sabah, Baghiani, Abderrahmane, Messaoudi, Dalila, Khennouf, Seddik, Arrar, Lekhmici
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2009; Wiley
• Subjects: Algeria; Animals; antioxidant; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Biological and medical sciences; Cattle; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Flavonoids - isolation & purification; Free Radical Scavengers - pharmacology; General pharmacology; Humans; Medical sciences; medicinal plant; Medicine, Traditional; Milk - enzymology; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Phenols - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Roots - chemistry; Polyphenols; Sheep; superoxide scavenger; Tamus - chemistry; TRAP; xanthine oxidase; Xanthine Oxidase - antagonists & inhibitors; Algeria; Root; Enzyme; Pharmacognosy; Extract; TRAP; Antioxidant; Radical scavenger; Medicinal plant; Hyperoxides; Plant origin; Xanthine oxidase; Oxidoreductases; superoxide scavenger; Below ground plant part

This study was conducted to search for xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors from the root extracts of Tamus communis L. traditionally used in folk medicine in Algeria. Root extracts with different solvents were screened for purified milk xanthine oxidase inhibition. The root extracts (methanol, chlorofo...