Sapium ellipticum (Hochst) Pax leaf extract: Antioxidant potential in CCl4-induced oxidative stress model

Conclusion SE extract appears to have the phyto-proficiency to protect against membrane peroxidation and improve the activities of some first line antioxidant enzymes such a SOD and CAT in vivo. This is probably due to its array of bioactive compounds (α-tocopherol, amentoflavone and lupeol) which we have previously identified and reported.
Source: Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research