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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) by flavonoids isolated from Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb) (simaroubaceae)
Phytotherapy Research, Volume 21, No. 1, Year 2007
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In our screening program for antihypertensive properties of plants, the leaves of Ailanthus excelsa (Roxb), a plant used in Egyptian traditional medicine, were analysed. Chromatographic separation of A. excelsa MeOH extract yielded six flavonoids for the first time from this species, namely apigenin, luteolin, kaempferol-3-O-α-arabinopyranoside, kaempferol-3-O-β- galactopyranoside, quercetin-3-O-α-arabinopyranoside and luteolin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside. The in vitro hypotensive activities of the MeOH extract and the isolated compounds were elucidated. All the flavonoids tested exhibited ACE inhibitory activity, in particular the most active compound was kaempferol-3-O-β-galactopyranoside with an IC50 value of 260 μM. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Loizzo, Monica Rosa
Italy, Rende
Università Della Calabria
Said, Ataa
Egypt, Giza
National Research Centre
Tundis, Rosa
Italy, Rende
Università Della Calabria
Rashed, Khaled Nabih Zaki
Egypt, Giza
National Research Centre
Statti, Giancarlo Antonio
Italy, Rende
Università Della Calabria
Huefner, Antje
Austria, Graz
Universität Graz
Menichini, Francesco
Italy, Rende
Università Della Calabria
Statistics
Citations: 205
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ptr.2008
ISSN:
0951418X
e-ISSN:
10991573
Research Areas
Health System And Policy