Searsia species with affinity to the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor

Anna Jäger; D.M. Knap; Birgitte Nielsen; G. I. Stafford; J. van Staden

doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.10.002

Searsia species with affinity to the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor

Anna Jäger, D.M. Knap, Birgitte Nielsen, G. I. Stafford, J. van Staden

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Abstract

Species of Searsia are used in traditional medicine to treat epilepsy. Previous studies on S. dentata and S. pyroides have shown that this is likely mediated via the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor. Ethanolic extracts of leaves of six Searsia species were tested in a binding assay for affinity to the NMDA-receptor. S. dentata, S. gerrardii, S. glauca, S. natalensis, S. pentheri and S. pyroides all contained compounds with affinity to the NMDA-receptor. The species with the best affinity was S. pentheri. This might make it possible to use the Searsia species interchangeably, so the more accessible Searsia species can be used in traditional medicine.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	South African Journal of Botany
Vol/bind	78
Sider (fra-til)	312–314
Antal sider	3
ISSN	0254-6299
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2011.10.002
Status	Udgivet - jan. 2012

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Searsia species with affinity to the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor

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