Health-Beneficial Phenolic Aldehyde in Antigonon leptopus Tea
Figure 2
In vitro COX-1 and COX-2 enzyme inhibitory activities of: (a) hydroxyl benzaldehydes and (b) methoxy benzaldehydes. The concentration of compound 1 tested in this assay was 25 and the tea extract and compounds 2–24 at 100 g/mL. Positive controls used in the assay were Aspirin (60 M), and Celebrex (26 nM) and Vioxx (32 nM). DMSO was used as solvent control and the percent inhibition was calculated with respect to DMSO control. Vertical bars represent average of two experiments SD.
