Research Article

Antioxidant and Antivenom Potential of an Essential Oil, 4-(2-Oxo-propyl)-cyclopentane-1,3-dione, and Allantoin Derived from the Polyherbal Combination of Aristolochia indica L. and Piper nigrum L.

Table 18

Quenching constant (Ksv), binding constant (Kbin), and the number of binding sites (n) for the interaction of EA1, AA2, and W3 with venom.

CompoundsQuenching constant (KSV/M−1)Binding constant (Kbin/M−1)Number of binding sites (n)

EA19.99 ± 0.123 × 1059.52 ± 0.08 × 1061.479
AA24.78 ± 0.054 × 1044.12 ± 0.07 × 1020.744
W34.11 ± 0.054 × 1041.27 ± 0.09 × 1030.892

(a) EA1 (an essential oil), (b) AA2 (4-(2-oxo-propyl)-cyclopentane-1,3-dione), and (c) W3 ((2,5-dioxo-imidazolidin-4-yl)-urea or Allantoin).