JOURNAL 656


Records of Natural Products
VOLUME & ISSUE
Year: 2013 Issue: 2 April-June
PAGES
p.147 - 151
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AUTHORS
    Francesca Pintus, Delia Spanò, Claudia Mascia, Alberto Macone, Giovanni Floris and Rosaria Medda
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GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


ABSTRACT


The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory capacity and the antioxidant properties of extracts of Euphorbia characias latex, a Mediterranean shrub. We performed a new extraction method involving the use of the trichloroacetic acid. The extract showed high antioxidant activity, was rich in total polyphenolic and flavonoid content and exhibited substantial inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity.

KEYWORDS
  • Euphorbia characias
  • acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
  • antioxidants
  • flavonoids
  • free radical-scavenging
  • polyphenols.

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