“…However, RA inhibits amylase activity, the extent of amylase inhibition correlated with increased concentration of RA (McCue & Shetty, 2004) Similarly, in a concentration-dependent manner, aldose reductase, phospholipase A(2) from different sources, and carboxypeptidase A are inhibited with RA (Kusano et al, 1998;da Silva et al, 2009;Koukoulitsa et al, 2010). Overdoses of protocatechuic acid, which is a phenolic antioxidant, can disturb the detoxification of other electrophilic toxicants (Nakamura et al, 2001).…”