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The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (대한약학회)
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors from the Twigs off Vaccinium oldhami Miquel

  • Published : 2004.01.01
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Abstract

In the course of finding Korean natural products with acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity, we found that a methanolic extract of the twigs of Vaccinium oldhami significantly inhibited AChE. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract resulted in the isolation of two compounds, taraxerol (1) and scopoletin (2), as active constituents. These compounds inhibited AChE activity in a dose-dependent manner, and the $IC_{50}$/ values of compounds 1 and 2 were 33.6 (79 $\muM$) and 10.0 (52 $\muM$) $\mu$g/mL, respectively.

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