In vitro studies on the mechanism of action of two compounds with antiplasmodial activity: Ellagic acid and 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl (6′-O-galloyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-164

  Dell'Agli, Mario ^a   Parapini, Silvia ^a   Basilico, Nicoletta ^a   Verotta, Luisella ^a   Taramelli, Donatella ^a   Berry, C Colin ^b   Bosisio, Enrica ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Dept of Pharmacological Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYPHENYL (6' O GALLOYL) BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; CHLOROQUINE; ELLAGIC ACID; HEMATIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMEPSIN II; RECOMBINANT PLASMEPSIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRISTANIOPSIS CALOBUXUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELLAGIC ACID; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MYRTACEAE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRISTANIOPSIS;

EID: 0344643059     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37706     Document Type: Article

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