We evaluated change in cytochrome oxidase (COx) activity of the hippocampus and related structures of the limbic system following spatial working memory learning in rats after treatment with tacrine (8.0mg/kg). Control groups treated with saline and tacrine and an untreated group were added. Acetylcholinesterase optical density levels were also measured. The tacrine and saline groups showed sim...

Acetylcholinesterase from the heads of insecticide-resistant and -susceptible houseflies (Musca domestica L.) was studied in vitro. The enzymes could not be distinguished electrophoretically, and their behaviour on polyacrylamide-disc-gel electrophoresis was influenced by the presence of Triton X-100 in both the homogenate and the gels. In the absence of detergent, the acetylcholinesterase was ...

Listed in this section are hydrolases not accumulated other parts of the Concise Guide, such as monoacylglycerol lipase and acetylcholinesterase. Pancreatic is predominant mechanism fat digestion alimentary system; its inhibition associated with decreased absorption. CES1 present at lower levels gut than CES2 (P23141), but predominates liver, where it responsible for hydrolysis many aliphatic, ...

In this study, the acetylcholinesterase inhibition and in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of Ganoderma lucidum grown on germinated brown rice (GLBR) were evaluated. In antioxidant assays in vitro, GLBR was found to have strong metal chelating activity, DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl and superoxide radical scavenging activity. Cell-based antioxidant methods were used, including lipid peroxidation...

PURPOSE Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase are two closely related enzymes important in the metabolism of acetylcholine and anaesthetic drugs, including succinylcholine, mivacurium, and cocaine. The solanaceous glycoalkaloids (SGAs) are naturally occurring steroids in potatoes and related plants that inhibit both acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. There are many clinica...

The reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by 4,4'-bipyridine (BP) was measured with acetylthiocholine as substrate. The enzyme/inhibitor dissociation constant for binding of BP to the catalytic site was Ka = 1.0 mM and the non-competitive dissociation constant for binding to an allosteric site was K, = = 9.0 mM. BP protected AChE against phosphylation by sarin, soman, tabun and V...

Acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting activity of marinoquinoline A (1), a new pyrroloquinoline from a novel species of a marine gliding bacterium Rapidithrix thailandica, was assessed (IC(50) 4.9 microM). Two related pyrrole derivatives, 3-(2'-aminophenyl)-pyrrole (3) and 2,2-dimethyl-pyrrolo-1,2-dihydroquinoline (4), were also isolated from two other strains of R. thailandica. The isolation of 3 fr...