Acetylcholinesterase enzyme inhibitory potential of standardized extract of Trigonella foenum graecum L and its constituents

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 292-295

  SatheeshKumar, N ^a   Mukherjee, Pulok K ^a   Bhadra, S ^a   Saha, B P ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Enzyme inhibition; TLC bioassay detection; Trigonella foenum graecum L; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GALANTAMINE; METHANOL; PROPANOL; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; TRIGONELLINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FENUGREEK; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALKALOIDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GALANTAMINE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 75249098801     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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