The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Marrubium deserti de Noé. (Lamiaceae), growing in the North fringe of the Algerian Sahara, was analyzed by GC-MS. Thirty-eight compounds were identified, representing 99.70% of the total oils. The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of tetracosane, germacrene D, Δ-cadinene, α-cadinol and t-cadinol as the main constituents, representing 31.11%...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that appears simultaneously with age. AD caused by oxidative stress, which generates the oxidation of biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and lipids. The present study aimed to evaluate protein lipid protection against damage free radical anticholinesterase properties Scoparia dulcis, are relevant therapy. Furthermore, phytochemical profi...

Over the last decades the inhibition of plasma cholinesterase (ChE) activity has been widely used as a biomarker to diagnose organophosphate and carbamate exposure. Plasma ChE activity is a useful and non-invasive method to monitor bird exposure to anticholinesterase compounds; nonetheless several studies had shown that the ChE form(s) present in avian plasma may vary greatly among species. In ...

In this work, twelve analogues of piperidine alkaloids (-)-cassine and (-)-spectaline were synthesized, as well the racemic forms these natural products. The compounds evaluated for their inhibition electric eel acetylcholinesterase (AChEee) human butyrylcholinesterase (BChEhu) by on-flow mass-spectrometry-based dual-enzyme assay, mechanisms most potent also determined. Our results showed a pre...

One of the factors determining the toxicity of chlorpyrifos (CPS), an organophosphorus (OP) insecticide, is its biotransformation. CPS can be activated by cytochrome P450 (CYP) through a desulfuration reaction to form chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO), a potent anticholinesterase. CPS can also be detoxified by CYP through a dearylation reaction. Using pooled human liver microsomes (HLM), a K(m(app)) of 3...