Antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibition properties of Amorpha fruticosa L. and Phytolacca americana L.

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 9, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 109-113

  Zheleva Dimitrova, Dimitrina Zh ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Amorpha fruticosa; antioxidant activity; Phytolacca americana

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); AMORPHA FRUCTICOSA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POKEWEED EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMORPHA FRUTICOSA; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; COLORIMETRY; FABACEAE; FRUIT; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PLANT LEAF; POKEWEED; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84879072956     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.111251     Document Type: Article

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