Antithrombin activity of medicinal plants from central Florida.
A chromogenic bioassay was utilized to determine the antithrombin activity of methylene chloride and methanol extracts prepared from 30 plants of central Florida. Extracts of Ardisia crenata, Tetrapanax papyriferus, Lagerstroemia indica, Callistemon lanceolatus, Antigonon Leptopus, Magnolia virginiana, and Myrica cerifera demonstrated activity of 80% or higher in this bioassay system.
Chistokhodova
Natalya
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Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
Nguyen
Chi
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Calvino
Tony
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Kachirskaia
Ioulia
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Cunningham
Glenn
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Howard Miles
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D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005431:Florida; D031566:Magnolia; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013917:Thrombin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013917:Thrombin