Abstract
The main biologically active constituents of Hypericum species are flavonoids (quercetin, isoquercitrin, hyperoside, rutin), biflavonoids and naphthodianthrones (hypericin, pseudohypericin). Lipoxygenase is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of leukotriens, which have been postulated to play an important role in the pathophysiology of several inflammatory and allergic diseases. This work deals with the investigation of potential antilipoxygenase activity of different compounds and extracts isolated from Hypericum perforatum L. The highest inhibitory effect was exhibited by flavonoid derivative hyperoside (IC50 5.768 × 10−6 M). Acetone and ethanolic extracts caused also an inhibition of lipoxygenase. On the basis of inhibitory effect of compounds tested we assume that the most of them may be involved in the antiinflammatory principles of Hypericum perforatum L.
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Obložinský, M., Bezáková, L., Holková, I. et al. Antilipoxygenase activity of compounds from Hypericum perforatum . Biologia 61, 331–332 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-006-0060-6
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