Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1980; 40: 107-111DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1075013 Research Articles © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkThe Effect of Silymarin and Related Phenolics on the Activity of CatalaseH. Koch, A. Greimel, E. Löffler, E. Tobola University of Vienna, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vienna, Austria Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract Silybin, silydianin, and silychristin, the main constituents of silymarin, do not appreciably affect the activity of catalase in vitro, whereas some related flavonoids and phenolic acids are weak but significant iohibitors of this enzyme. Key Word Index Silymarin - Phenolics - Catalase - Enzyme Inhibitors. PDF (311 kb)