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Silymarin, an inhibitor of lipoxygenase

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Silybin (I), silydianin (II) and, silychristin (III), the main constituents, of silymarin, non-competitively inhibit the lipoxygenase from soybeans (EC 1.13.11.12) in vitro.

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F. Fiebrich, Thesis, University of Vienna 1977.

H. Koch, Dt. ApothZtg118, 1844 (1978); reported in part at the Colloquium Pharmaceuticum in Münster, 21 st November 1978.

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Fiebrich, F., Koch, H. Silymarin, an inhibitor of lipoxygenase. Experientia 35, 1548–1550 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953184

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