Antioxidant and cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitory activities of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle leaves

Year 2012, Volume: 71 Issue: 2, 77 - 84, 25.12.2012

Yun Seo Bong Lee Khaled Rashed , Ataa Said

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate antioxidant and cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitory activities of
Ailanthus altissima leaves extracts. N-hexane and methanol-aqueous extracts of Ailanthus altissima leaves
were tested for their antioxidant activities, using DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), ferric reducing
antioxidant power, cholinesterase, elastase, and tyrosinase assays. The results showed that methanolaqueous
extract has a significant radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and mild cyclooxygenase
(COX) inhibitory activity and n-hexane was less active.
Keywords: Ailanthus altissima, leaves, antioxidant activity, cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitory activity.

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