Cholinesterase inhibitors isolated from bilberry fruit

Cholinesterase inhibitors isolated from bilberry fruit

Cholinesterases (ChEs) are key enzymes in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A growing body of evidence suggests that plants deliver compounds able to inhibit ChEs (e.g., huperzine A, galanthamine, and physostigmine), thus playing a beneficial therapeutic role in the treatment of AD....

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Main Authors: Kamila Borowiec, Dominik Szwajgier, Zdzisław Targoński, Oleg M. Demchuk, Justyna Cybulska, Tomasz Czernecki, Agnieszka Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Bilberry
Acetylcholinesterase
Butyrylcholinesterase
Inhibitor
Alzheimer's disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614003144

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