Research Article

Chemical Profiles and In Vitro Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activities of the Flower Extracts of Cassia spectabilis

Table 1

Cholinesterase inhibitory activities of C. spectabilis flower extracts and standard.

SamplesIC50 (μg/mL)a
AChEBChE

Ethanolic extract7.88 ± 0.143.78 ± 0.10
Water extract27.29 ± 1.1447.10 ± 0.59
Galantamine0.20 ± 0.011.33 ± 0.02

aData presented as mean ± SEM of three experiments, each done in triplicates.