Choline esterase inhibitory properties of alkaloids from two Nigerian Crinum species

Phytochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 21 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 2893-2896

  Houghton, Peter J ^a   Agbedahunsi, Joseph M ^b   Adegbulugbe, Aderonke ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Alkaloids; Alzheimer's disease; Amaryllidaceae; Crinum glaucum; Crinum jagus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALOID; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CRINAMINE; HAEMANTHAMANE; HAMAYNE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LYCORINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CRINUM; CRINUM GLAUCUM; CRINUM JAGUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; CRINUM; CRINUM GLAUCUM; CRINUM JAGUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

ALKALOIDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CRINUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 14344253534     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.08.052     Document Type: Article

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