| Literature DB >> 15490334 |
Aurélie Urbain1, Andrew Marston, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Karine Ndjoko, Kurt Hostettmann.
Abstract
In order to discover new acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, different plant extracts were screened by a previously established TLC bioautographic method. The methanol extract of Gentiana campestris leaves exhibited significant inhibition of AChE activity. A bioactivity-guided fractionation approach was undertaken to isolate the active components. Four xanthones, bellidin, bellidifolin, bellidin 8-O-beta-glucopyranoside (norswertianolin), and bellidifolin 8-O-beta-glucopyranoside (swertianolin), were found to be responsible for the anti-AChE activity effects. Bellidifolin showed similar activity to galanthamine in this enzyme assay.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15490334 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-832632
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Planta Med ISSN: 0032-0943 Impact factor: 3.352