Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Schinus areira L. and Schinus longifolia (Lindl.) Speg.

The essential oils of Schinus areira L. and S. longifolia (Lindl.) Speg. (Anacardiaceae) have been studied for their in vitro anti-acetylcholinesterase and antioxidant activities. The chemical composition of the oils obtained by hydrodistillation was determined by GC-MS. Fruit and leaf oils of S. ar...

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Autores: Murray, Ana Paula, Vela Gurovic, Maria Soledad, Rodriguez, Silvana Andrea, Murray, María Gabriela, Ferrero, Adriana Alicia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/69714
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/69714
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Schinus Areira
Schinus Longifolia
Anacardiaceae
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition
Antioxidant
Essential Oils
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
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Sumario:The essential oils of Schinus areira L. and S. longifolia (Lindl.) Speg. (Anacardiaceae) have been studied for their in vitro anti-acetylcholinesterase and antioxidant activities. The chemical composition of the oils obtained by hydrodistillation was determined by GC-MS. Fruit and leaf oils of S. areira were analyzed separately. The essential oil from S. longifolia elicited marked enzymatic inhibition (IC50 = 20.0 ± 1.0 μg/mL) and showed radical scavenger activity (IC50 = 25.2 ± 2.4 μg/mL). The essential oil from S. areira leaves was more active than that of the fruits in both bioassays.