Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and Narcissus extracts

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2521-2529

  López, Susana ^a   Bastida, Jaume ^a   Viladomat, Francesc ^a   Codina, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity; Alkaloids; Amaryllidaceae; Narcissus; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GALANTAMINE; LYCORINE; NARCISSUS ABCISSUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS ASSONOANUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS BAETICUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS BUJEI EXTRACT; NARCISSUS CANTABRICUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS CONFUSUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS DUBIUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS EUGENIAE EXTRACT; NARCISSUS FERNANDESII EXTRACT; NARCISSUS JACETANUS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS LEGIONENSIS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS LEONENSIS EXTRACT; NARCISSUS MOSCHATUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SANGUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORUS; GALANTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS ASSOANUS;

EID: 0037063693     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02034-9     Document Type: Article

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