for the in
vitro tests, were obtained on a Shimadzu 1700Spec UV double-beam spectrophotometer
(PerkinElmer Corporation Ltd., Lane Beaconsfield, Bucks, UK). Soybean
lipoxygenase, sodium linoleate, and 2,2-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride
(AAPH) were purchased from Sigma Chemical, Co. (St. Louis, MO, USA).
The in vitro assays were performed at a concentration of 100 μM
(a 10 mMstock solution in DMSO was used, from which several dilutions
were made). The IC50 values of the samples studied were
calculated using at least triplicates, and the standard deviation
of absorbance did not exceed 10% of the mean. The compounds prior
to be recorded were diluted in 0.1% DMSO under sonification in an
appropriate buffer in several dilutions. Statistical comparisons were
made using the Student t test. A statistically significant
difference was defined as p < 0.05.