Enhancing the potency of lithospermate B for inhibiting Na + /K + -ATPase activity by forming transition metal ion complexes
Aim:To determine whether replacing Mg 2+ in magnesium lithospermate B (Mg-LSB) isolated from danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) with other metal ions could affect its potency in inhibition of Na + /K + -ATPase activity.Methods:Eight metal ions (Na +, K +, Mg 2
Lin, Nan-Hei,Chung, Tse-Yu,Li, Feng-Yin,Chen, Hsin-An,Tzen, Jason T.C.