Geissoschizine methyl ether, a corynanthean-type indole alkaloid from Uncaria rhynchophylla as a potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Yang, Zhong Duo ^a,b   Duan, Dong Zhu ^a   Du, Juan ^c   Yang, Ming Jun ^a   Li, Shuo ^a,d   Yao, Xiao Jun ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; Alzheimer's disease; geissoschizine methyl ether; Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CISOCORYNOXEINE; CORYNANTHEINE; CORYNOXEINE; GEISSOSCHIZINE METHYL ETHER; HIRSUTINE; HISUTEINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALLESIACHOTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

ALKALOIDS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; INDOLES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN BINDING; UNCARIA;

UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

EID: 84863011968     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.529811     Document Type: Article

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