Acetylcholinesterase enzyme inhibitory effects of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 260-262

  Elgorashi, Esameldin E ^a   Stafford, Gary I ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 O ACETYLLYCORINE; 1,2 DI O ACETYLLYCORINE; 6 HYDROXYCRINAMINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CRINAMIDINE; CRININE; EPIVITTATINE; GALANTAMINE; N DESMETHYL 8ALPHA ETHOXYPRETAZETTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALOIDS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOSPERMS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

AMARYLLIDACEAE;

EID: 1842431888     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818919     Document Type: Article

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