Screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of selected plants from Croatia

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1703-1707

  Jukic, Mila ^a   Burcul, Franko ^a   Carev, Ivana ^a   Politeo, Olivera ^a   Milos, Mladen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; antioxidants; DPPH; extracts; FRAP; inhibition

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROFORM; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; KAEMPFEROL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SALIX ALBA EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; TAMUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLACK BYRONY; COLORIMETRY; CROATIA; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; FOLIN CIOCALTEU COLORIMETRIC METHOD; NONHUMAN; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CROATIA; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALIX;

EID: 84865186203     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.602639     Document Type: Article

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