Open AccessInhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity by a Partially Purified Fraction of <i>Gynura procumbens</i> in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Author(s) -
See-Ziau Hoe,
Mohd Yusof Kamaruddin,
Sau-Kuen Lam
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000100391
Subject(s) - captopril , angiotensin converting enzyme , angiotensin ii , in vitro , enzyme , pharmacology , leucine , blood pressure , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , endocrinology , chromatography , amino acid
To investigate the hypotensive and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of a partially purified fraction (FA-I) of the leaves of Gynura procumbens and to qualitatively analyse the putative compounds present in the fraction.