Ursolic acid as a trypanocidal constituent in rosemary

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1485-1487

  Abe, Fumiko ^a   Yamauchi, Tatsuo ^a   Nagao, Tsuneatsu ^a   Kinjo, Junei ^a   Okabe, Hikaru ^a   Higo, Hiroo ^b   Akahane, Hiroshige ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Oleanolic acid; Rosmarinus officinalis; Trypanocidal activity; Trypanosoma cruzi; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BETULIC ACID; OLEANOLIC ACID; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TRITERPENE; URSOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; ROSEMARY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; ROSMARINUS; TRITERPENES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 1842869270     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.25.1485     Document Type: Article

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