Semisynthetic 15-O-Acyl- and 1,15-Di-O-acyleurycomanones from Eurycoma longifolia as potential antimalarials

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 967-969

  Chan, Kit Lam ^a   Choo, Chee Yan ^a   Abdullah, Noor Rain ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,15 DI O (3,3 DIMETHYLACRYLOYL)EURYCOMANONE; 1,15 DI O BENZOYLEURYCOMANONE; 1,15 DI O ISOVALERYLEURYCOMANONE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CITRIC ACID; EURUYCOMANONE; HYDROXYL GROUP; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID TRIMETHYLSILYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EURYCOMA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REACTION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMIA; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EURYCOMA; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; EURYCOMA; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 27844483434     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-864188     Document Type: Article

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