Coumarins isolated from Angelica gigas inhibit acetylcholinesterase: Structure-activity relationships

So Young Kang, Ki Yong Lee, Sang Hyun Sung, Mi Jung Park, Young Choong Kim

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Abstract

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity-guided fractionation of Angelica gigas led to isolation and identification of a new coumarin, peucedanone (12), and isolation of 11 known coumarins. Among them, decursinol (1) represented the highest inhibitory activity toward AChE in vitro. The correlation of the inhibitory activities of the coumarins toward AChE with their chemical structures was studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)683-685
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2001

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