A microplate assay and a thin-layer chromatography (TLC) "in situ" assay based on the Ellman assay was used to screen for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Brazilian medicinal plants of families that, according to the literature, have traditional uses that might be connected with acetylcholinesterase inhibition. Eighteen species belonging to Convolvulaceae, Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Nyctaginaceae and Rutaceae families were tested. The most active plants were Ipomoea asarifolia (IC 50 = 0.12 mg/mL), Jatropha curcas (IC 50 = 0.25 mg/mL), Jatropha gossypiifolia (IC 50 = 0.05 mg/mL), Kalanchoe brasiliensis (IC 50 = 0.16 mg/mL) and Senna alata (IC 50 = 0.08 mg/mL). The most promising extracts were the Jatropha gossypiifolia and Senna alata species assuming there were compounds with a similar activity to galanthamine, which should contain about 1% of an active compound, or if present at lower levels even more active compounds than galanthamine (IC 50 = 0.37 x 10 -3 mg/ mL) should be present.Keywords: Brazilian medicinal plants, Alzheimer's disease, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, microplate assay. Plantas medicinais brasileiras promissoras para inibição da acetilcolinesterase ResumoOs ensaios de microplaca e cromatografia em camada delgada com base no ensaio de Ellman foram usados para triagem de inibidores da acetilcolinesterase dos extratos acetato de etila e metanol de plantas medicinais brasileiras de famílias que, segundo a literatura, tem usos tradicionais que podem estar relacionadas com a inibição da acetilcolinesterase, enzima associada ao mal de Alzheimer. Dezoito plantas das famílias: Convolvulaceae, Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Nyctaginaceae e Rutaceae foram testadas. As espécies mais ativas foram Ipomoea asarifolia (CI 50 = 0,12 mg/mL), Jatropha curcas (CI 50 = 0,25 mg/mL), Jatropha gossypiifolia (CI 50 = 0,05 mg/mL), Kalanchoe brasiliensis (CI 50 = 0,16 mg/mL) e Senna alata (CI 50 = 0,08 mg/mL). Os extratos mais promissores foram os das espécies Jatropha gossypiifolia e Senna alata, assumindo a presença de compostos com atividade semelhante à galantamina que deve conter cerca de 1% de um composto ativo, ou se presentes em menores níveis ainda mais compostos ativos que a galantamina (CI 50 = 0,37 x10 -3 mg/mL) devem estar presentes.Palavras-chave: plantas medicinais brasileiras, doença de Alzheimer, inibidores da acetilcolinesterase, microplaca.
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