Research Article
Assessment of the Aromatase Inhibitory Activity of Ma-Huang-Tang (MHT) and Its Active Compounds
Table 2
Aromatase inhibitory effect of the main compounds from MHT components.
| | Constituent | Chemical name | Aromatase inhibition (IC50) | Maximum con. (mM) |
| | Ephedrae Herba | Ephedrine (1) | >10 mM | 10 |
| | Cinnamomi Ramulus | Coumarin (2) | >10 mM | 10 | | Cinnamic acid (3) | >10 mM | 10 | | Cinnamaldehyde (4) | >10 mM | 10 |
| | Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma | Liquiritin (5) | 530 μM | 10 | | Liquiritin apioside (6) | 508 μM | 10 | | Liquiritigenin (7) | 1.611 mM | 10 | | Glycyrrhizin (8) | >10 mM | 10 |
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