Cyperus rotundus extract inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity from animal and plants as well as inhibits germination and seedling growth in wheat and tomato

Life Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 24-25, 2007, Pages 2389-2392

  Sharma, Rashmi ^a   Gupta, Rajendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Allelopathy; Anticholinesterases; Cyperus rotundus; Nutgrass; Tomato; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; EEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GERMINATION; HERBIVORE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; TOMATO; WEED; WHEAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYPERUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORUS; GERMINATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDLING; TRITICUM;

ANIMALIA; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34249298653     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.01.060     Document Type: Article

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