Antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of selected southern African medicinal plants

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 638-644

  Adewusi, E A ^a   Moodley, N ^b   Steenkamp, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidant; Medicinal plants; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; COLORIMETRY; DISEASE TREATMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BUDDLEJA; BUDDLEJA SALVIIFOLIA; CHAMAECRISTA; CHAMAECRISTA MIMOSOIDES; SALVIA; SALVIA TILIIFOLIA; SCHOTIA BRACHYPETALA;

EID: 79957791112     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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