Huperzine A

Huperzine A Structure
Huperzine A structure
Common Name Huperzine A
CAS Number 120786-18-7 Molecular Weight 242.316
Density 1.2±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 505.0±50.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C15H18N2O Melting Point N/A
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 259.2±30.1 °C
Symbol GHS06
GHS06
Signal Word Danger

Effect of huperzine A, a new cholinesterase inhibitor, on the central cholinergic system of the rat.

J. Neurosci. Res. 24 , 276, (1989)

The present study represents the first comprehensive investigation of the effect of huperzine A (HUP-A), a new cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) isolated from a Lycopodium species, upon acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, acetylcholine (ACh) levels and releas...

Effect of triterpenoid saponins from Bacopa monniera on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice.

Planta Med. 75 , 568-74, (2009)

Three new saponins, bacopasides IX-XI (1- 3), together with their known analogues bacopaside I (4), bacopaside II (5), bacopasaponsin C (6), and bacopasaponsin D (7), were isolated from the whole plant of Bacopa monniera. Compounds 3, 4, and 6 showed nootropi...