title: Radical scavenging glycoprotein inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 and thromboxane A2 synthase from aloe vera gel.
abstract: An active glycoprotein fraction containing 58 % protein was isolated from Aloe vera gel by precipitation with 55 % ammonium sulfate followed by gel permeation using DEAE-Sephacel A-25, Sepharose 6B and Sephadex G-50 columns in a yield of 3 x 10 -3 %. The glycoprotein fraction showed a single band corresponding to a subunit of verectin at the same position when stained with both Coomassie brilliant blue and periodic acid-Schiff reagents on 18 % SDS-PAGE. The molecular weight (14 kDa) was confirmed by Sephadex G-50 column chromatography. The glycoprotein fraction showed a radical scavenging activity against superoxide anion generated by the xanthine-xanthine oxidase system as well as inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and reduction of thromboxane A 2 synthase level in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Gakuen-Cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. yagi@fupharm.fukuyama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabash
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moustafa
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Khalifa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005782:Gels; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018515:Plant Leaves; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000187:drug effects*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005782:Gels; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D028321:Plant Preparations; D013481:Superoxides; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase