Water Extractable Phytochemicals from Peppers (Capsicum spp.) Inhibit Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase Activities and Prooxidants Induced Lipid Peroxidation in Rat Brain In Vitro

Table 3

EC₅₀ values for inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase in mg/mL.

Type of pepper	AChE		BuChE
	Unripe	Ripe	Unripe	Ripe
SM	3.19 ± 0.04^a	3.27 ± 0.09^a	3.01 ± 0.03^a	3.22 ± 0.05^a
RO	4.27 ± 0.03^b	3.72 ± 0.04^b	3.19 ± 0.04^a	3.38 ± 0.02^a

Values represent means of triplicate. Values along the same column with the same letter are not significantly different. AChE: acetylcholinesterase; BuChE: butyrylcholinesterase; SM: Capsicum annuum var. accuminatum; RO: Capsicum chinense.