Anticholinesterase activity of endemic plant extracts from soqotra

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-299

  Bakthir, Hussein ^a   Ali, Nasser A Awadh ^b   Arnoldc, Norbert ^c   Teichertc, Axel ^c   Wessjohannc, Ludger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADEN   (Yemen)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; Alzheimer's disease; Plant extracts; Soqotra

Indexed keywords

ACRIDOCARPUS SOCOTRANUS EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA ELONGATA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SOCOTRANAO EXTRACT; CARALLUMA SOCOTRANA EXTRACT; CEPHALOCROTON SOCOTRANUS EXTRACT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CROTON SOCOTRANUS EXTRACT; DENDROSICYCOS SOCOTRANA EXTRACT; DORSTENIA GIGAS EXTRACT; EUREIANDRA BALFOURII EXTRACT; GALANTAMINE; KALANCHOE FARINACEAE EXTRACT; LIMONIUM SOKOTRANUM EXTRACT; OLDENLANDIA PULVINATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PULICARIA DIVERSIFOLIA EXTRACT; PULICARIA STEPHANOCARPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACRIDOCARPUS SOCOTRANUS; ARTICLE; BARK; BOSWELLIA ELONGATA; BOSWELLIA SOCOTRANAO; CARALLUMA SOCOTRANA; CEPHALOCROTON SOCOTRANUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON SOCOTRANUS; DENDROSICYCOS SOCOTRANA; DORSTENIA GIGAS; DRUG SCREENING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUREIANDRA BALFOURII; IN VITRO STUDY; KALANCHOE FARINACEAE; LIMONIUM SOKOTRANUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OLDENLANDIA PULVINATA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TUBER; PULICARIA DIVERSIFOLIA; PULICARIA STEPHANOCARPA; YEMEN;

EID: 84856357543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i3.65292     Document Type: Article

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