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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Diet Suppl. 2011 Mar;8(1):19–33. doi: 10.3109/19390211.2010.542233

TABLE 2.

The effects of BRC extracts on COX-1 and COX-2 activity

PRODUCT IC50 COX-2 (μg/ml) IC50 COX-1 (μg/ml) Activity Ratio (COX-2:COX-1)
BRC-301 1.8 ± 0.1 2.4 ± 0.2 0.75
BRC-304 3.6 ± 0.8 33.5 ± 4.5 0.11
BRC-306 0.07 ± 0.1 0.78 ± 0.1 0.09

The natural product formulations were evaluated via a COX enzyme activity assay and IC50 values are shown along with the corresponding activity ratio.