Description
Vinpocetineisasyntheticanalogueofthealkaloidapovincamine,whichisisolatedfromthelesserperiwinkleplant.Ithasbeenshowntoinhibitlipopolysaccharide-inducedlunginflammationinmicebytargetingnuclearfactorkappaBactivation.FurThermore,itisknowntobeasafenootropicagentandiscommonlyusedtoenhancememoryandtotreatvariousneurologicaldiseases.
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