Extracts from Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants Inhibit Acetylcholinesterase, a Known Alzheimer’s Disease Target

Extracts from Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants Inhibit Acetylcholinesterase, a Known Alzheimer’s Disease Target

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a common treatment for early stages of the most general form of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In this study, methanol, dichloromethane and aqueous crude extracts from 80 Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) plants were tested for their in vitro anti-ac...

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Main Authors: Dorothea Kaufmann, Anudeep Kaur Dogra, Ahmad Tahrani, Florian Herrmann, Michael Wink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
isoquinoline alkaloids
berberine
coptisine
palmatine
Alzheimer’s
Coptis
natural products
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/9/1161

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