In vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of medicinal plants from southern Africa

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 829-835

  Adewusi, E A ^a   Steenkamp, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Antioxidant; Flavonoids; Medicinal plants; Neurological disorders; Phenols

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENIA GUMMIFERA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; CRINUM BULBISPERMUM EXTRACT; FICUS CAPENSIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LANNEA SCHWEINFURTHII EXTRACT; PHENOL; PIPER CAPENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCADOXUS PUNICEUS EXTRACT; TABERNAEMONTANA ELEGANS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SERICEA EXTRACT; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYSMALOBIUM UNDULATUM EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM DAVYI EXTRACT; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA EXTRACT;

ADENIA GUMMIFERA; AFRICA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM BULBISPERMUM; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FICUS CAPENSIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LANNEA SCHWEINFURTHII; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER CAPENSE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCADOXUS PUNICEUS; TABERNAEMONTANA ELEGANS; TERMINALIA SERICEA; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA; XYSMALOBIUM UNDULATUM; ZANTHOXYLUM DAVYI; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

ACETATES; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COLORIMETRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; FREE RADICALS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SULFONIC ACIDS;

EID: 80054853450     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60203-4     Document Type: Article

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