Paper Report for: Salleh_2014_Adv.Pharm.Bull_4_527
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Title: Anticholinesterase and antityrosinase activities of ten piper species from malaysia Salleh WM, Hashim NA, Ahmad F, Heng Yen K Ref: Adv Pharm Bull, 4:527, 2014 : PubMed
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and antityrosinase activities of extracts from ten Piper species namely; P. caninum, P. lanatum, P. abbreviatum, P. aborescens, P. porphyrophyllum, P. erecticaule, P. ribesioides, P. miniatum, P. stylosum, and P. majusculum. METHODS: Anticholinesterase and antityrosinase activities were evaluated against in vitro Ellman spectroscopy method and mushroom tyrosinase, respectively. RESULTS: The EtOAc extract of P. erecticaule showed the highest AChE and BChE inhibitory with 22.9% and 70.9% inhibition, respectively. In antityrosinase activity, all extracts of P. porphyrophyllum showed the highest inhibitory effects against mushroom tyrosinase, compared to standard, kojic acid. CONCLUSION: This study showed that P. erecticaule and P. porphyrophyllum have potential AChE/BChE and tyrosinase inhibition activities. The respective extracts can be explored further for the development of novel lead as AChE/BChE and tyrosinase inhibitors in therapeutic management of Alzheimer's disease.
        
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Salleh WM, Hashim NA, Ahmad F, Heng Yen K (2014) Anticholinesterase and antityrosinase activities of ten piper species from malaysia Adv Pharm Bull4: 527-31
Salleh WM, Hashim NA, Ahmad F, Heng Yen K (2014) Adv Pharm Bull4: 527-31