Chemical composition of the bark of Tetrapterys mucronata and identification of acetylcholinesterase inhibitory constituents.
Journal of Natural Products March 28, 2014 Marcos Marçal Ferreira Queiroz, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Maria Luiza Zeraik et al.
The secondary metabolite content of Tetrapterys mucronata, a poorly studied plant that is used occasionally in Brazil for the preparation of a psychotropic plant decoction called "Ayahuasca", was determined to establish its chemical composition and to search for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors. The ethanolic extract of the bark of T. mucronata exhibited in vitro AChE inhibition in a TLC...