Evaluation of selected South African medicinal plants for inhibitory properties against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and integrase

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-91

  Bessong, Pascal Obong ^a,b   Obi, Chikwelu Larry ^a   Andréola, Marie Line ^c   Rojas, Luis B ^c,d,f   Pouységu, Laurent ^c,d   Igumbor, Eunice ^a   Meyer, J J Marion ^e   Quideau, Stéphane ^c,d   Litvak, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d INSTITUT EUROPÉEN DE CHIMIE ET BIOLOGIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Gallotannins; HIV 1; Integrase; Plant phenols; Reverse transcriptase; South African medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

BERGENIN; BRIDELIA MICRANTHRA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; ELAODENDRON TRANSVAALENSIS EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; INTEGRASE; METHANOL; MUCUNA CORIACEA EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE H; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA STIPULACEA EXTRACT; VIRUS ENZYME; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA EXTRACT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; EUPHORBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IC 50; JUJUBE; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; RHAMNACEAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SOUTH AFRICA; VELVET BEAN; VERNONIA;

COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM MOLLE; FABACEAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PELTOPHORUM; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM;

EID: 17644375483     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.056     Document Type: Article

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