Activity of Essential Oils and Individual Components against Acetyl-and Butyrylcholinesterase

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 547-553

  Orhan, Ilkay ^a   Şener, Bilge ^a   Kartal, Murat ^b   Kan, Yüksel ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Anticholinesterase; Essential Oil; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; PLANT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; FOENICULUM VULGARE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM ONITES; SALVIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SALVIA SCLAREA; SATUREJA CUNEIFOLIA;

EID: 51649097642     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-7-813     Document Type: Article

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