Acetylcholinesterase inhibition, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial and phytochemical properties of huernia hystrix

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 639-645

  Amoo, Stephen O ^a   Finnie, Jeffrey F ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AChE; antibacterial; antifungal; cyclooxygenase; iridoids; phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYLCRESOL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; HUERNIA HYSTRIX EXTRACT; IRIDOID; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUERNIA HYSTRIX; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEINASE INHIBITION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOCYNACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHIOPIA; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IRIDOIDS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

HUERNIA;

EID: 84859914392     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3614     Document Type: Article

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