Screening the methanol extracts of some Iranian plants for acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Gholamhoseinian, Ahmad ^a   Moradi, M N ^a   Sharifi far, F ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Bergeris integrima; Inhibitor; Levisticum officinale; Rheum ribes

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS INTEGRIMMA EXTRACT; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CARTHAMUS EXTRACT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORDIA MYXA EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HYOSCYAMUS EXTRACT; LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; METHANOL; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; ALPINIA; ALTHAEA; ANGIOSPERM; APIALES; ARCTIUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BERBERIDACEAE; BERBERIS; BLACK CURRANT; CASHEW NUT; CELERY; CHICORY; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLEMATIS; COLORIMETRY; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULUS; CORDIA; CUMIN; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUPHORBIA; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; FICUS; FUMARIA; HERACLEUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; IC 50; LAURUS; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LEVISTICUM; LINSEED; MALVA; MARRUBIUM; MATRICARIA; MENTHA PIPERITA; OAK; PEGANUM HARMALA; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RHUBARB; SALVADORACEAE; SOUR ORANGE; SWEET ORANGE; TEA; TRAGOPOGON; VACCINIUM; VALERIANA; VERBASCUM;

EID: 77958599939     PISSN: 17355362     EISSN: 17359414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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