Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants and fungi

PJ Houghton, Y Ren, MJ Howes - Natural product reports, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January 1980 to August 2005This review describes 183 compounds obtained
from plants and fungi which have been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase. The …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of aflatoxin B1-mediated neurotoxicity: the therapeutic role of natural bioactive compounds

IA Adedara, OE Atanda, CSA Monteiro… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1), a dietary toxin from the mold Aspergillus species, is well
acknowledged to elicit extra-hepatic toxicity in both animals and humans. The neurotoxicity …

Biosensors based on cholinesterase inhibition for insecticides, nerve agents and aflatoxin B1 detection

F Arduini, A Amine, D Moscone, G Palleschi - Microchimica Acta, 2010 - Springer
The present review reports the research carried out during last 9 years on biosensors based
on cholinesterase inhibition for nerve agents, organophosphorus and carbammic …

Natural product inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase

K Hostettmann, A Borloz, A Urbain… - Current Organic …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Various natural products, such as physostigmine, have long been recognized as inhibitors of
the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Since the recent approval of galanthamine for the …

Development of a bio-electrochemical assay for AFB1 detection in olive oil

IB Rejeb, F Arduini, A Arvinte, A Amine… - Biosensors and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A novel biosensor assay format for aflatoxin based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
inhibition by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is proposed. The AChE was present in solution and an …

Changes in serum cytokine levels, hepatic and intestinal morphology in aflatoxin B1-induced injury: modulatory roles of melatonin and flavonoid-rich fractions from …

FJ Akinrinmade, AS Akinrinde, A Amid - Mycotoxin Research, 2016 - Springer
Aflatoxins are known to produce chronic carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic effects,
as well as acute inflammatory effects, especially in the gastrointestinal tract. The potentials of …

Enzymatic spectrophotometric method for aflatoxin B detection based on acetylcholinesterase inhibition

F Arduini, I Errico, A Amine, L Micheli… - Analytical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
A new method for aflatoxin B (AFB) determination is proposed. The AFB determination is
based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition, and the AChE residual activity is …

Cholinesterases in biorecognition and biosensors construction: a review

M Pohanka - Analytical letters, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase are the only two known cholinesterases.
Acetylcholinesterase plays an important part in cholinergic system. It terminates …

Progress of biosensors based on cholinesterase inhibition

M Pohanka, K Musilek, K Kuca - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Biosensors are available and applicable for detection and characterization of specific
inhibitors of many enzymes. In this review, biosensors based on fixed acetylcholinesterase …

Acetylcholinesterase activity of electric eel is increased or decreased by selected monoterpenoids and phenylpropanoids in a concentration-dependent manner

MD López, FJ Campoy, MJ Pascual-Villalobos… - Chemico-Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The profitable insecticidal action of monoterpenoids prompted us to test their efficiency
against stored-grain beetle species, via inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). For this …