Alkaloids from Some Amaryllidaceae Species and Their Cholinesterase Activity

Abstrakt

Alkaloid extracts of four Amaryllidaceae species were studied with respect to their AChE and BuChE inhibitory activity and alkaloid patterns. Twenty-one alkaloids were determined by GC/MS, and seventeen of them identified from their mass spectra and retention times.

Klíčová slova

• Nerine filamentosa
• Nerine filifolia
• Narcissus poeticus var recurvus
• Sternbergia lutea
• GC/MS
• Acetylcholinesterase
• Butyrylcholinesterase
• Alzheimer's disease