Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase Activity by Monoterpenoids with a p-Menthane Skeleton

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 677-679

  Miyazawa, Mitsuo ^a   Watanabe, Hitomi ^a   Kameoka, Hiromu ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Competitive inhibitor; Inhibition of enzyme activity; Monoterpenoids; p menthane skeleton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001715519     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960398b     Document Type: Article

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