Table 1. Inhibitory activities toward AChE and BuChE and the IC50 ratios of the compounds under investigation.
| Entry | Cmpd | n | IC50 (μM) [confidence interval] |
IC50 ratio BuChE/AChE | |
| AChE | BuChE | ||||
| 1 | 7a | 4 | n.a. | 0.30 [0.18–0.48] | — |
| 2 | 7b | 5 | n.a. | 0.28 [0.17–0.44] | — |
| 3 | 7c | 6 | n.a. | 0.71 [0.22–2.33] | — |
| 4 | 7d | 7 | n.a. | 0.40 [0.28–0.57] | — |
| 5 | 7e | 8 | n.a. | 1.30 [0.94–1.80] | — |
| 6 | 8a | 6 | n.a. | 0.40 [0.31–0.50] | — |
| 7 | 8b | 7 | 2.75 [2.37–3.19] | 0.50 [0.37–0.68] | 0.18 |
| 8 | 9a | 6 | n.a. | 0.17 [0.10–0.32] | — |
| 9 | 9b | 7 | n.a. | 0.62 [0.42–0.91] | — |
| 10 | Tacrine | — | 0.03 [0.01–0.10] | 0.06 [0.04–0.09] | 1.8 |
| 11 | Lophine | n.a. | n.a. | ||