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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2008

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory effects and composition of the volatile oil from the dried roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon.

Jyunichi Kawata, Munekazu Kameda, Mitsuo Miyazawa

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Article in Journal of natural medicines, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jyunichi KawataDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka, 577-8502, Japan.
Munekazu Kameda
Mitsuo Miyazawa
Kindai University · JP

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Abstract

The composition of the volatile oil from Lithospermi Radix, the dried roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (Boraginaceae), has been investigated by capillary GC and GC-MS. To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of the oil, in-vitro inhibition of ovine cyclooxygenase-1 and 2 (COX-1 and COX-2) activity by the oil was studied. Fifty-four components of the oil were identified, representing 92.74% of the oil. The main components were 2-methylbutanoic acid (21.50%), 3-methylbutanoic acid (12.61%), 2-methylpropanoic acid (8.99%), methyl linoleate (8.76%), methyl oleate (6.27%), methyl palmitate (6.06%), and 2-methyl-2-butenoic acid (5.74%). Highly selective COX-2 inhibition was observed; at 50 microg/ml the oil inhibited 38.8% of COX-2 activity.

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AnimalsChromatography, GasCyclooxygenase 1Cyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryIn Vitro TechniquesLithospermumOils, VolatilePlant OilsPlant RootsSheepCyclooxygenase 1Cyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsOils, VolatilePlant Oils

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PMID18404332
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