15–Lipoxygenase inhibition of Commelina benghalensis, Tradescantia fluminensis, Tradescantia zebrina

Objective: To evaluate the 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of the methanol leaf extracts of Commelina benghalensis, Tradescantia fluminensis (T. fluminensis) and Tradescantia zebrina. Method: The inhibitory activity was evaluated using a spectrophotometric assay by observing the increase in abso...

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Main Authors: Cean Socorro M. Alaba, Christine L. Chichioco-Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301908