Alkaloids as a source of potential anticholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

EL Konrath, CS Passos, LC Klein-Júnior… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the key enzyme in the breakdown
of acetylcholine, is currently the main pharmacological strategy available for Alzheimer's …

The multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease for developing potential therapeutics

M Carmo Carreiras, E Mendes… - Current topics in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimerβs disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder with several target
proteins contributing to its aetiology. Pathological, genetic, biochemical, and modeling …

The concise guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: enzymes

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

Pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic aspects of drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

M Noetzli, CB Eap - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2013 - Springer
With the aging population and its rapidly increasing prevalence, dementia has become an
important public health concern in developed and developing countries. To date, the …

A resurrection of 7-MEOTA: a comparison with tacrine

O Soukup, D Jun, J Zdarova-Karasova… - Current Alzheimer …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative dementia which currently
represents one of the biggest threats for the human kind. The cure is still unknown and …

The use of flavonoids in central nervous system disorders

C Grosso, P Valentão, F Ferreres… - Current medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Neurodegenerative, neurological and psychiatric diseases are a group of pathologies with
huge social and economic impacts. Since brain disorders continue to be pathological …

Anticholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities of Fucoxanthin Purified from the Microalga Phaeodactylum Tricornutum

A Kawee-ai, A Kuntiya, SM Kim - Natural product …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Hot extraction with acetone was the most efficient method for the extraction of fucoxanthin
from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The purified compound resulted in three main peaks …

Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and docking study of 5-oxo-4, 5-dihydropyrano [3, 2-c] chromene derivatives as acetylcholinesterase and …

M Khoobi, M Alipour, A Sakhteman, H Nadri… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A series of fused coumarins namely 5-oxo-4, 5-dihydropyrano [3, 2-c] chromenes linked to N-
benzylpyridinium scaffold were synthesized and evaluated as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) …

Synthesis, biological activity and molecular modeling studies on 1H-benzimidazole derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

AS Alpan, S Parlar, L Carlino, AH Tarikogullari… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract A series of N-{2-[4-(1H-benzimidazole-2-yl) phenoxy] ethyl} substituted amine
derivatives were designed to assess cholinesterase inhibitor activities. Acetylcholinesterase …

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: structure based design, synthesis, pharmacophore modeling, and virtual screening

KR Valasani, MO Chaney, VW Day… - Journal of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a main drug target, and its inhibitors have demonstrated
functionality in the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, a series …