Saeed Ahmad, Fariha Rashid Bhatti, Farhan Hameed Khaliq, Tehreem Younas, Asadullah Madni, Abida Latif.
in vitro enzymatic investigation of Ficus carica (Fruit)..
Pak J Pharm Sci Jan ;29(5):1541-4.

The present study demonstrates the biological study of Ficus carica fruit. Methanolic extract of plant fruit was prepared and evaporated under reduced pressure by rota vapor and n- hexane, Chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol soluble fractions were prepared separately from crude methanolic extract. These fractions were then screened for acetyl cholinesterase, butryl cholinesterase and lipoxygenase activities. n-butanol soluble fraction showed significant antiacetylcholinesterase activity (78.55+/-0.76%) with IC50 of 55.8+/-0.37microg/ml, ethyl acetate soluble fraction showed significant anti-butrylcholinesterase activity (70.35+/-0.85%) with IC50 of 276.5+/-0.64microg/ml and significant antilipoxygenase activity was shown by ethyl acetate soluble fraction (62.52+/-0.26%) with IC50 of 380+/-0.08microg/ml.

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