Analysis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Zephyranthes grandiflora by GC/MS and their cholinesterase activity

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-580

  Cahlíková, Lucie ^a   Valterová, Irena ^b   Macáková, Kateřina ^a   Opletal, Lubomír ^a  

^a Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute of Organic Chemistry   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Amaryllidaceae; Butyrylcholinesterase; GC MS; Zephyranthes grandiflora

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALOID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; CHOLINESTERASE; CRININE; GALANTAMINE; GALANTHINE; HAEMANTHAMINE; HUPERZINE A; LYCORAMINE; LYCORINE; NERBOWDINE; TAZETTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITTATINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; ZEPHYRANTHES GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 80051921910     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000089     Document Type: Article

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