| Literature DB >> 16280217 |
Anne Adsersen1, Bente Gauguin, Lene Gudiksen, Anna K Jäger.
Abstract
Aqueous and methanolic extracts of 11 plants, used in Danish folk medicine for improvement of memory and cognition, and 3 Corydalis species were tested for acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity using the Ellman colorimetric method. Significant inhibitory activity in dose-dependent manner was observed for extracts of Corydalis cava, Corydalis intermedia, Corydalis solida ssp. laxa and Corydalis solida ssp. slivenensis. Extracts of Ruta graveolens, Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus officinalis, Petroselinum crispum and Mentha spicata exhibited moderate inhibition of the enzyme, defined as more than 15% at 0.1 mg/ml.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16280217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ethnopharmacol ISSN: 0378-8741 Impact factor: 4.360