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In a bioassay-guided search for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Korean natural resources, four isoquinoline alkaloids, corynoxidine (1), protopine (2), palmatine (3), and berberine (4) have been isolated from the methanolic extract of the aerial parts ofCorydalis speciosa. Structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic techniques. These compounds inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity in a dose-dependent manner, and the IC50 values of compounds1-4 were 89.0, 16.1, 5.8, and 3.3 μM, respectively.
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Kim, D.K., Lee, K.T., Baek, NI. et al. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from the aerial parts ofCorydalis speciosa . Arch Pharm Res 27, 1127–1131 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02975117
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