Inhibition of enzymes important for Alzheimer’s disease by antioxidant extracts prepared from 15 New Zealand medicinal trees and bushes

• Main Authors: Mohd Hafiz Abd Majid, Silva, Filipa V M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QK Botany
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25724/1/Inhibition%20of%20enzymes%20important%20for%20Alzheimer%E2%80%99s%20disease%20by%20antioxidant%20extracts%20prepared%20from%2015%20New%20Zealand%20medicinal%20trees%20and%20bushes.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25724/; https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2020.1741403

Alzheimer’s disease is characterised by progressive mental deterioration, related to ageing and senility. Thirty methanol and ethyl acetate extracts from 15 native New Zealand trees and bushes were produced and tested for the inhibition of three enzymes related to neurotransmission: acetylcholineste...