Cytotoxicity, nitric oxide and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of three limonoids isolated from Trichilia welwitschii (Meliaceae)

Biological Research

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Dzoyem, Jean P ^a,b   Tsamo, Armelle T ^c   Melong, Raduis ^c   Mkounga, Pierre ^c   Nkengfack, Augustin E ^c   McGaw, Lyndy J ^a   Eloff, Jacobus N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cytotoxicity; Limonoids; Nitric oxide; Trichilia welwitschii

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; LACTONE; LIMONOID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; ROHITUKIN;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; DRUG EFFECTS; IC50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD50; MACROPHAGE; MELIACEAE; MOUSE; RAW 264.7 CELL LINE; VERO CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LACTONES; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIMONINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MELIACEAE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; RAW 264.7 CELLS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84945309678     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40659-015-0049-0     Document Type: Article

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