Fig. 4From: A tiered approach to investigate the mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity of an herbal medicinal product containing a fixed combination of thyme herb and primula root extractsInhibition of purified human recombinant 5-LO enzyme activity by (a) BRO and thyme extract and (b) the single compounds thymol, thymol sulfate, carvacrol, thymoquinone and rosmarinic acid. Data shown are means ± SEM; n = 3–4 (individual experiments). Basal 5-LO product formation (100% control) was 643 ± 325.3 μg∙μL− 1 (mean ± SD)Back to article page