Screening of selected Indian medicinal plants for acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 359-363

  Vinutha, B ^b   Prashanth, D ^a   Salma, K ^b   Sreeja, S L ^a   Pratiti, D ^a   Padmaja, R ^a   Radhika, S ^a   Amit, A ^a   Venkateshwarlu, K ^a   Deepak, M ^c  

^a M/s Natural Remedies   (India)

^b AL AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c Veerasandra Industrial Area   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Alzheimer's disease; Cognition enhancement; Indian medicinal plants; Nootropic

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EMBELIA RIBES EXTRACT; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARK; COGNITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EMBELIA; EMBELIA RIBES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FICUS RELIGIOSA; IC 50; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RHIZOME; SEMECARPUS; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM; TINOSPORA CARDIFOLIA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INDIA; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EMBELIA RIBES; FICUS RELIGIOSA; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 33846023355     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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