title: Screening Brazilian plant species for in vitro inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase.
abstract: Plants from the Brazilian flora were evaluated for the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase. The species were selected based on their traditional use and on a chemosystematic approach. In total, 19 species belonging to 13 families have been investigated. Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae), Xylopia frutescens Aubl. (Annonaceae) and Hymenaea courbaril L. (Leguminosae) presented a high 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity. Some hypothesis about the nature of the active compounds are discussed, based on reports of the chemical constitution of these species or other species from the same botanical family.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Farmácia, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. fernao@dedalus.lcc.ufmg.br
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D010936:Plant Extracts