Inhibitory capacity of extracts and main constituents of hop flowers
Francisco Mateus Gomes do Nascimento,
Samuel Pedro Dantas Marques,
Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan
et al.
Abstract:Background
Hops (Humulus lupulus Linn.) produce flowers that are used on an industrial scale to impart sensory properties to beer and have some pharmacologic properties already published in the literature. Gout, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s are diseases the appearance/aggravation of which is related to the action of enzymes such as xanthine oxidase, α-glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase, respectively, which are associated with oxidative stress. Our hypothesis is that the extracts and chemic… Show more
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