Phytochemistry: ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil |
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Authors: | Beauchamp Gary K Keast Russell S J Morel Diane Lin Jianming Pika Jana Han Qiang Lee Chi-Ho Smith Amos B Breslin Paul A S |
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Affiliation: | Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. |
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Abstract: | Newly pressed extra-virgin olive oil contains oleocanthal--a compound whose pungency induces a strong stinging sensation in the throat, not unlike that caused by solutions of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. We show here that this similar perception seems to be an indicator of a shared pharmacological activity, with oleocanthal acting as a natural anti-inflammatory compound that has a potency and profile strikingly similar to that of ibuprofen. Although structurally dissimilar, both these molecules inhibit the same cyclooxygenase enzymes in the prostaglandin-biosynthesis pathway. |
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