xanthine oxidase plays crucial roles in the production of reactive oxygen species (ros), and uric acid in blood which may lead to gout, one of the oldest known forms of arthritis amongst humans. summer savory (satureja hortensis l.) a medicinal/spice exhibits antioxidant activity, but unknown effects on xanthine oxidase activity. here, for the first time, we examined the effects of s. hortensis...

Background and aim: The genus Satureja L. (Lamiaceae) includes 12 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plant in Iran. Satureja species have economic and medicinal importance because of their high essential oil content. In addition, they are used as culinary herbs and in the food, perfume and cosmetic industries. The aim of this study was to inve...

background & aim:cadmium is an important industrial and environmental pollutant. cadmium is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic heavy metals to organisms. this heavy metal mainly distributes to the liver and kidney in humans and animal and, causing acute hepatic injury. experimental: the ethanol extract of satureja hortensis l. (lamiaceae family), was evaluated for its activity against c...

The present study was designed to establish the antibacterial activities of several concentrations of sater (Satureja hortensis L.) essential oil which is widely used as a condiment and herbal tea and collected from Mersin (Büyükeceli-Gülnar) in Turkey. Sater commonly consumed and grown naturally in Turkey was tested against eleven bacterial strains to compare their antibacterial effects with s...