Anti-cholinesterase and Neuroprotective Activities of Sweet and Bitter Apricot Kernels (<i>Prunus armeniaca</i> L.).
Yasaman Vahedi‐Mazdabadi, Elahe Karimpour‐Razkenari, Tahmineh Akbarzadeh, Hania Lotfian, Mohammad Toushih, Neda Roshanravan, Mina Saeedi, Alireza Ostadrahimi
Abstract
-value < 0.0001) were obtained by the aqueous extract of bitter type. It was found that all extracts showed no butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory activity.
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Prunus armeniacaButyrylcholinesteraseAcetylcholinesteraseCholinesteraseTraditional medicineAverrhoa carambolaAmygdalinChemistryAchéBotanyFood scienceEnzymeBiologyBiochemistryPharmacologyMedicineAlternative medicinePathologyCultivarCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedicinal Plants and NeuroprotectionChemical synthesis and alkaloids