Heteromeles Arbutifolia, a Traditional Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Phytochemistry and Safety
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results
3.1. Icariside E4
3.2. Maslinic Acid
3.3. Betulin
3.4. Catechin
3.5. Vicenin-2
3.6. Farrerol
3.7. Kaempferide
3.8. Lupeol Acetate
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author contributions
Conflicts of interest
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Wang, X.; Dubois, R.; Young, C.; Lien, E.J.; Adams, J.D. Heteromeles Arbutifolia, a Traditional Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Phytochemistry and Safety. Medicines 2016, 3, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030017
Wang X, Dubois R, Young C, Lien EJ, Adams JD. Heteromeles Arbutifolia, a Traditional Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Phytochemistry and Safety. Medicines. 2016; 3(3):17. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030017
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xiaogang, Raphael Dubois, Caitlyn Young, Eric J. Lien, and James D. Adams. 2016. "Heteromeles Arbutifolia, a Traditional Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Phytochemistry and Safety" Medicines 3, no. 3: 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030017