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SUBMITTER: Pauff JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2673521 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of natural products 20090401 4
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a molybdenum-containing enzyme that under physiological conditions catalyzes the final two steps in purine catabolism, ultimately generating uric acid for excretion. Here we have investigated four naturally occurring compounds that have been reported to be inhibitors of XOR in order to examine the nature of their inhibition utilizing in vitro steady-state kinetic studies. We find that luteolin and quercetin are competitive inhibitors and that silibinin is a mixed ...[more]