Screening of Algerian medicinal plants for acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Benamar, H ^a   Rached, W ^a   Derdour, A ^a   Marouf, Abderrazak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Algerian medicinal plants; Bioautography; Flavonoids; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ACACICIA RADDIANA EXTRACT; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMMODAUCUS LEUCOTRICHUS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA BAETICA EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLIS HUMILIS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS EXTRACT; CHENOPODIACEAE EXTRACT; CLADONIACEAE EXTRACT; CYNOMORIACEAE EXTRACT; DEVERA SCOPARIA EXTRACT; EPHEDRACEAE EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; FABACEAE EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PERGULARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; PERRALDERIA CORONOPIFOLIA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PISTACIA ALANTICA EXTRACT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUS PENTAPHYLLA EXTRACT; RHUS PENTAPHYLLA UCRIA EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICIALIS EXTRACT; SALVADORACEAE EXTRACT; SOLENOSTEMMA ARGEL EXTRACT; THAPSIA GARGANICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACACICIA RADDIANA; ALGERIA; AMMODAUCUS LEUCOTRICHUS; ANGIOSPERM; ARISTOLOCHIA BAETICA; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; ATRACTYLIS HUMILIS; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; BERBERIDACEAE; BORRAGINACEA; BRASSICACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CLADONIACEAE; COLORIMETRY; CUCUMBER; CUPRESSACEAE; CYNOMORIUM; DEVERA SCOPARIA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPHEDRACEAE; EUPHORBIA; GOOSEFOOT; IC 50; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORACEAE; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; OLEACEAE; OSYRIS QUADRIPARTITA; PERGULARIA TOMENTOSA; PERRALDERIA CORONOPIFOLIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINACEAE; PISTACIA ALANTICA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; RHUS PENTAPHYLLA; RHUS PENTAPHYLLA UCRIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICIALIS; RUTACEAE; SALVADORACEAE; SANTALACEAE; SOLENOSTEMMA ARGEL; THAPSIA GARGANICA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; THYMELIACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ACACIA RADDIANA; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; OSYRIS QUADRIPARTITA; PISTACIA ATLANTICA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 77249144910     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2010.1.9     Document Type: Article

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