Natural AChE inhibitors from plants and their contribution to Alzheimer’s disease therapy

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 388-413

  Murray, Ana Paula ^a   Faraoni, María Belén ^a   Castro, María Julia ^a   Alza, Natalia Paola ^a   Cavallaro, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; Alzheimer s Disease; Essential oils; Plant extracts; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC50; LAMIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; MORACEAE; MYRISTICACEAE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDACEAE; PAEONIACEAE; PAPAVERACEAE; PHYLLANTHACEAE; PINACEAE; PIPERACEAE; POACEAE; POLYGONACEAE; PORTULACACEAE; RHAMNACEAE; ROSACEAE; RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE; SOLANACEAE; VALERIANACEAE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 85007411904     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: 18756190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570159X11311040004     Document Type: Article

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