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Polar fractions and flavones isolated from methanolic extracts of the leave
s of Ligustrum vulgare and Phillyrea latifolia (Oleaceae), whose popular us
e as an anti inflammatory is well-known in Mediterranean historical medicin
e and ethnobotany, showed significant in vitro complement inhibiting effect
on the classical pathway of the complement system. Among the isolated flav
onoidic structures, apigenin-7-O-glucoside, apigenin-7-O-rutinoside, luteol
in-4'-O-glucoside, luteolin-7-O-glucoside and ligustroflavone presented rem
arkable activity. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserve
d.