Determining acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity in Plant extracts using a fluorimetric flow assay

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-149

  Rhee, In Kyung ^a   Appels, Natalie ^b   Luijendijk, Teus ^a   Irth, Hubertus ^b   Verpoorte, Robert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Assay Development Department Screen Tec BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

7 acetoxy 1 methyl quinolinium iodide; Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; Amaryllidaceae; Flouregenic substrate; Flourometry; Flow assay

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

7-ACETOXY-1-METHYL QUINOLINIA IODIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; AMARYLLIDACEAE; FLOUREGENIC SUBSTRATE; FLOUROMETRY; FLOW ASSAY; FLUORIMETRIC; FLUOROMETRIC ASSAY; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

ACETONITRILE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CRINUM EXTRACT; EUCHARIS EXTRACT; GALANTAMINE; GALANTHUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; NERINE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EUCHARIS; EXTRACTION; FLUOROMETRY; GALANTHUS; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERINE; NONHUMAN; PLANT BULB; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; CRINUM; CRINUM POWELLI; EUCHARIS AMAZONICA; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; NERINE BOWDENII;

EID: 0037958578     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.695     Document Type: Article

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