Inhibitory effect of Calamintha nepeta subsp glandulosa essential oil on lipoxygenase


DEMİRCİ B., TEMEL H. E., Portakal T., KIRMIZIBEKMEZ H., DEMİRCİ F., BAŞER K. H. C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.290-295, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.290-295
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lipoxygenase (LOX), antioxidant activity, essential oil, GC-MS, Calamintha nepeta, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, MEDICINAL-PLANTS, LAMIACEAE
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Scavenging of free radicals and inhibition of lipoxygenase are important target in the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases. Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi subsp. glandulosa (Req.) P.W. Ball of Lamiaceae was previously reported in the treatment of several diseases in folk medicine. In this study, the essential oil of C. nepeta subsp. glandulosa was investigated for its radical scavenging activity and inhibitory effect on lipoxygenase.