Activity of extracts and naphthoquinones from Kigelia pinnata against Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Planta Medica

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 536-540

  Moideen, S V K ^a,b   Houghton, P J ^b   Rock, P ^c   Croft, S L ^c   Aboagye Nyame, F ^a  

^a Jalan Universiti   (Malaysia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 (1 hydroxyethyl)naphtho 2,3 b furan 4,9 quinone; Antitrypanosomal activity; Bignoniaceae; Cytotoxicity assay; Isokigelinol; Isopinnatal; Kigelia pinnata; Kigelinol; Naphthoquinones

Indexed keywords

2 (1 HYDROXYETHYL)NAPHTHO[2,3 B]FURAN 4,9 QUINONE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; ISOKIGELINOL; ISOPINNATAL; KIGELIA PINNATA EXTRACT; KIGELINOL; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PENTAMIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TREES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0032773826     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-14011     Document Type: Article

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