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Chemical HUPERZINE-A

Chemical ID
HUPERZINEA
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=3.8-7.2 mg/kg (iga mus)
LD50=1.6-2.2 mg/kg (ipr mus)
LD50=0.58-0.68 mg/kg (ivn mus)
LD50=2.2-4.1 mg/kg (scu mus)
LD50=23-29 mg/kg (iga rat)
LD50=4.2-5.9 mg/kg (ipr rat)
LD50=2.3-2.7 mg/kg (ivn rat)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 mg/kg ims rat Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=0.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 0.25 mg/kg orl rat 8 day Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 0.1-0.125 mg/kg ipr mus Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic 0.14-0.4 mg/kg iga mus Duke, 1992 *
Antibutylcholinesterase IC50=58,895 nM/l Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase 3 x physostigmine Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimyasthenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Huperzia spp Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lycopodium selago Plant not available 183.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopodium serratum Plant not available 0.2 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *