Rapid identification of bioactive compounds reducing the production of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) from south African plants using an automated HPLC/SPE/HPLC coupling system

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-96

  Kwon, Hak Cheol ^a   Cha, Jin Wook ^a   Park, Jin Soo ^a   Chun, Yoon Sun ^b   Moodley, Nivan ^c   Maharaj, Vinesh J ^c   Youn, Sung Hee ^b   Chung, Sungkwon ^b   Yang, Hyun Ok ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid peptide; Crinum macowanii; Euclea crispa subsp. crispa; HPLC SPE HPLC

Indexed keywords

3 OXO OLEANOLIC ACID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CRICUM MACOWANII EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; EUCLEA CRISPA EXTRACT; HAMAYNE; LYCORINE; METHANOL; NATALENONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICUM MACOWANII; CRINUM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EBENACEAE; EUCLEA CRISPA; HELA CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT BULB; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CRINUM MACOWANII; EUCLEA CRISPA;

EID: 79851484032     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: 20054483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2011.19.1.090     Document Type: Article

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