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[In vitro enzyme inhibitory and in vivo cardioprotective activities of hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)].
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Medicinal ChemistryCrude Hydroalcoholic ExtractBiochemistryL. CalycesMedicinePhysiologyNatural SciencesHerb-drug InteractionPhytopharmacologyAppreciable Enzyme-inhibiting ActivityPhytochemicalHibiscus Sabdariffa L.PharmacologyVivo Cardioprotective ActivitiesVitro Enzyme InhibitoryPhytochemistryDrug DiscoveryOxidative Stress
A crude hydroalcoholic extract from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. calyces showed in vitro an appreciable enzyme-inhibiting activity towards the Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme (ACE), attributable to flavones, but weak inhibiting activities towards elastase, trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin. The angioprotective activity in vivo, also important, was due to flavones and anthocyanins.