Chemical Profiles and In Vitro Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activities of the Flower Extracts of Cassia spectabilis .
Suciati SuciatiErlinda R LailiWiwied Ekasari KuatmanNitra NuengchamnongNungruthai SuphromPublished in: Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences (2023)
flowers displayed potency for Alzheimer's disease treatment. The presence of piperidine alkaloids in the extract may be responsible for the cholinesterase inhibitory activity. The higher potency of the ethanolic extract compared to the water extract is possibly due to the higher amount of piperidine alkaloids in the ethanolic extract. Further study is needed to quantify the concentration of alkaloids in the extracts.