Abstract:〔Abstract〕 Objective To investigate the composition of polysaccharides from the water extraction of Fructus Broussonetiae and its inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and SH-SY5Y cell damage induced by Aβ25-35. Methods Firstly, DEAE-52 column chromatography was used to fractionate the water-extracted polysaccharides of Fructus Broussonetiae, and Aβ25-35 was used to induce the damage of SH-SY5Y nerve cells, and the protective effects of different components of the polysaccharide of Fructus Broussonetiae on SH-SY5Y nerve cells were observed. The modified Ellman method was used to detect the AChE inhibitory activity of the isolated and purified polysaccharide fractions. Results Five components (FBP–1, FBP–2, FBP–3, FBP–4, FBP–5) were separated from the water extraction of Fructus Broussonetiae, among which FBP–2 had a higher purity. The comparison of the protective effect of Aβ25-35 on SH-SY5Y cell injury found that FBP–2 can significantly improve the cell survival rate. Furthermore, the Ellman method was used to test the AChE inhibitory activity of the component FBP–2 in vitro, and the FBP–2 showed a high acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity with IC50 of 1.08 mg/mL. Conclusion In this study, FBP–2 was obtained from the water extract of Fructus Broussonetiae. It was found that FBP–2 has a better inhibitory activity on acetylcholinesterase, presenting a certain linear correlation between inhibition and its concentration. FBP–2 also effectively protected against SH-SY5Y cell injury induced by Aβ25-35.