Table 4.
Cholinesterase inhibitory activity (ChEIA) of L. pubescens essential oil.
IC50 (μL/mL) | Selectivity index (SI)∗ | ||
---|---|---|---|
Acetylcholinestrase | Buterylcholinestrase | ||
Oil | 0.9 ± 0.14 | 6.82 ± 0.35 | 7.58 ± 0.13 |
Carvacrol | 1.43 ± 0.56 | 7.75 ± 0.25 | 5.42 ± 0. 01 |
Neostagmin (μg/mL) | 1.54 ± 0.00 | 174.41 ± 0.00 | 113.18 ± 0.00 |
∗SI = IC50 BuChE/IC50 AChE.