Evaluation of larvicidal and in vitro antiparasitic activities of plants in a biodiversity plot in the Altos de Campana National Park, Panama

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 487-498

  Calderón, Ángela I ^a   Romero, Luz I ^b   Ortega Barría, Eduardo ^b   Brun, Reto ^c   Correa A , Mireya D ^a,d   Gupta, Mahabir P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial; Antimalarial; Antitrypanosomal; Biodiversity plot; Larvicidal; Panama

Indexed keywords

3 FARNESYL 2 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 7 SESARTEMIN; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALTERNANTHERA TENELLA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BLECHUM PYRAMIDATUM EXTRACT; CESTRUM MEGALOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; CLUSIA COCLENSIS EXTRACT; COMMELINA ERECTA EXTRACT; CYPERUS LUZULAE EXTRACT; DECARINE; DIOGENONE; GALLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; GALLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; GARCINIA MADRUNO EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHYLPLUVIATOLIDE; MILTEFOSINE; PIPER FIMBRIULATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SAURAUIA YASICAE EXTRACT; SYNCARPANIDE; TALISIA NERVOSA EXTRACT; TOPOBEA PARASITICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIBURNUM COSTRACANUM EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM ACUMINATUM EXTRACT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALTERNANTHERA YASICAE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; BLECHUM PYRAMIDATUM; CESTRUM MEGALOPHYLLUM; CLEOME SESSILIS; CLUSIA COCLENSIS; COMMELINA ERECTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS LUZULAE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FRACTIONATION; GARCINIA MADRUNO; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PIPER FIMRBIULATUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SAURAUIA YASICAE; TALISIA NERVOSA; TOPOBEA PARASITICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; VERO CELL; VIBURNUM COSTARICANUM; ZANTHOXYLUM ACUMINATUM;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BRUGMANSIA VERSICOLOR; CESTRUM; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAMMALIA; PIPER FIMBRIULATUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TALISIA NERVOSA; TEREBRANTIA; TOPOBEA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 33750078992     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600878361     Document Type: Article

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