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Table 2 Anti-A5-LOX activity of ethanol extracts of medicinal plants

From: In vitro pro-inflammatory enzyme inhibition and anti-oxidant potential of selected Sri Lankan medicinal plants

Plant name

A5-LOX Inhibiton (%)*

Anti-A5-LOX activity

IC50 (μg mL− 1)

Sphaeranthus indicus

32.45 ± 0.45a

136.69 ± 1.79a

Acronychiapedunculata

17.45 ± 0.94b

294.68 ± 2.23b

Calophyllum innophyllum

67.14 ± 0.51c

74.82 ± 1.35c

Symplocos cochinchinesis

70.12 ± 0.36c

39.01 ± 0.91d

Tinospora cordifolia

12.71 ± 0.71b

393.63 ± 1.74e

Flacourtia indica

89.35 ± 1.24d

22.75 ± 1.94f

Leucus zeylanica

19.37 ± 0.11b

258.03 ± 1.91g

Barathranthus nodiflorus

  9.38 ± 0.32e

213.27 ± 1.55h

Diospyros ebenum

34.91 ± 0.84a

143.76 ± 1.03a

Argyreia populifolia

32.89 ± 0.17a

152.41 ± 1.00i

Baicalein

97.64 ± 0.65f

1.76 ± 0.15j

  1. Data represented as mean ± SE (N = 3). *A5-LOX Inhibition at 100 μg/mL. Mean within each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05