Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity, antioxidant properties and phenolic composition of two Aframomum species

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 153-161

  Adefegha, Stephen A ^a   Oboh, Ganiyu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aframomum danielli; Aframomum melegueta; Brain; Lipid peroxidation; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AFRAMOMUM DANIELLI EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; APIGENIN; CAFFEIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; FERULIC ACID; GENISTEIN; GINGEROL; GLYCITEIN; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; MALONALDEHYDE; MYRICETIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUINOLINIC ACID; ROSMARINIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SHOGAOL; SINAPIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

AFRAMOMUM DANIELLI; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84877962686     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0029     Document Type: Article

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