huperzine


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huperzine

(hoop′ĕr-zēn″),

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An alkaloid present in the Asian herb (Huperzia serrata). This alkaloid inhibits cholinesterases. It has been proposed as a treatment for dementia resulting from Alzheimer disease.
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Huperzine A, an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese herb Huperzia serrata (Lycopodiaceae), is a reversible, potent and selective AChE inhibitor with a longer duration of action and the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
Huperzia quadnfariata and Huperzia reflexa alkaloids inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity in vivo in mice brain
Huperzine A protects C6 rat glioma cells against oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced injury.
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Huperzine A attenuates cognitive dysfunction and neuronal degeneration caused by [beta]-amyloid protein (1 -40) in rats.
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The lycopodium alkaloid huperzine A [9] related to the quinolizidines, is a potent, yet reversible, inhibitor of AChE and is used in China for treating patients with myasthenia gravis and AD.
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants
Similarly, huperzine A, a lycopodium alkaloid isolated from Huperzia serrata, has been shown to reduce neuronal cell death caused by oxidative stress (Xiao et al.
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Memory Formula contains turmeric acid and huperzine.
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Anticholinesterase activity in an alkaloid extract of Huperzia saururus

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