• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.271-276
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• 1998

The inhibitory effects of MeOH extracts of 100 medicinal herbs on monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity were investigated. MAO was purified from mouse brain and its activity was determined by fluorospectrophotomer using kynuramine as a substrate. Nine kinds of MeOH extracts of herbs including Artemisia iwayomogi showed a mild inhibitory effect with ${100}-{200}\;{\mu}/ml$ in their $IC_{50}$ values on MAO activity. Seventeen MeOH extracts including Juglans mandshurica exhibited a weak inhibition of MAO activity with ${200}-{300}\;{\mu}/ml$ in their $IC_{50}$ values.