Product Information
Product Name: Huperzine A, Hup A 99%
Molecular Formula: C15H18N2O
Molecular Mass: 242.316
CAS No.: 120786-18-7
Appearance: White Powder
Test Method: HPLC
Standard: BP/USP/ChP
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Delivery Method: Air Shipping & International Express
Package: 1-5kg/Aluminum foil bag
Shelf Life: 24 months
Huperzine A is a substance extracted from a plant called Chinese club moss (Huperzia serrata) or aborted throught Synthetic method. In traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese club moss has long been used to reduce inflammation and to sharpen memory. Sold as a dietary supplement, huperzine A is typically applied as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Used in alternative medicine ingredient, huperzine A has been found to act as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
It has been proven superior to drugs licensed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, including the leading anticholine sterase drugs physostigmine.
It is a kind of Synthetic Chemicals, widely used in Pharmaceutical Field.
Function
1)Huperzine A can improve memory, thinking, and behavioral function in people with Alzheimer’s disease, multi-infarct dementia, and senile dementia, and increase the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by blocking its breakdown.
2) It may also protect neurons from cell death caused by toxic levels of glutamate and protect against some of the effects of chemical nerve agents used in warfare,such as soman.
3) It is also the treatment of AD in a randomized controlled trial of its effect on cognitive function.
Use and Application
Applied in pharmaceutical field, huperzine A owning the effect of high selectivity, low toxicity and efficacy for a long time. Now it becomes international ideal drug candidate to treat Alzheimer’s. It can improve myasthenia gravis, age-related memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease, help young people with learning disabilities.
