Review Article

Xanthine Oxidase: Isolation, Assays of Activity, and Inhibition

Table 2

Plant extract and pure compounds as potent XOI.

ReferencePlantExtract or compoundInhibition effect IC50 or % of inhibition

[28]Semecarpus anacardium Fractionated methanolic extract by hexane, ethyl acetate, and butanol
Isolated compound: tetrahydroamentoflavone (THA)
THA
IC50 100 nM

[29]Ajuga iva L.Crude 85% methanol extract fractionated by chloroform (CE), ethyl acetate (EAE), and water (AE)IC50 3.878–5835
μM/quercetin equivalent (QE)

[30]Teucrium polium Methanol (ME), chloroform (CE), and ethyl acetate (EAE) crude extractsCE 0.79, ME 10.59, EAE 11.75 μM/QE

[21]Food extractsVarious extracts and compoundsHesperetin 35 μM/QE
Theaflavin-3,3′-digallate 49 µM/QE
Cranberry juice, purple grape juice, and black tea
IC50 2.4–5.8% of extracts
Sage, cinnamon, thyme, and rosemary infusions IC50 12.9–20.4% of infusion

[31]FlavonoidsGenistein, apigenin, quercetin, rutin, and astilbinIn vitro: no significant inhibitory effect
In vivo: quercetin, rutin, and astilbin-potent XOI

[20]Ganoderma tsugae Murr. (Polyporaceae)CE isolated compounds: new lanostanoids: sugaric acids A, B, and C, tsugarioside A, and four known compounds, 3β-hydroxy-5α-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-oic acid, 3-oxo-5α-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-oic acid, ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol, and 2β,3α,9α-trihydroxy-5α-ergosta-7,22-diene
ME: two new lanostanoids, sugariosides B and C, and a mixture of the already known compounds 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol and 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,9(11),22-trien-3β-ol
Potent XOI

[25]Plant species from Czech RepublicDifferent crude plant extractsMethylene chloride, ME of Populus nigra and Betula pendula, with IC50 of 8.3 and 25.9 µg/mL,
80% EE of Caryophyllus aromaticus and Hypericum perforatum, 50 µg/mL

[19]Erythrina stricta (Papilionaceae) distributed in India, China, Thailand, and VietnamFractions of the hydromethanolic extract of leavesChloroform fraction (IC50 21.2 ± 1.6 µg/mL),
pet. ether (IC50 30.2 ± 2.2 µg/mL),
ethyl acetate (IC50 44.9 ± 1.4 µg/mL),
and residual fraction (IC50 100 ± 3.3 µg/mL)

[26]Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae)C. erythraea flowering tops infusion
Identified compound: several esters of hydroxycinnamic acids, namely, p-coumaric, ferulic, and sinapic acids
Noncompetitively inhibiting xanthine oxidase