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

BACKGROUND: Limonoids are highly oxygenated compounds with a prototypical structure. Their occurrence in the plant kingdom is mainly confined to plant families of Meliaceae and Rutaceae. Owing to their wide range of pharmacological and therapeutic properties, this study was aimed at investigating th...

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Main Authors: Jean P. Dzoyem, Armelle T. Tsamo, Raduis Melong, Pierre Mkounga, Augustin E. Nkengfack, Lyndy J. McGaw, Jacobus N. Eloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100057&lng=en&tlng=en