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In this study, researchers isolated eight new natural products from Picrasma quassioides leaves. They determined their structures and found that compound 6 showed weak inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase, which could be relevant for Alzheimer's disease. Molecular docking illustrated the interaction between compound 6 and AChE active sites.
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