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, vol.36, no.4, pp.290-295, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.290-295
  • Keywords: Lipoxygenase (LOX), antioxidant activity, essential oil, GC-MS, Calamintha nepeta, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, MEDICINAL-PLANTS, LAMIACEAE
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.