Low antiplasmodial activity of alkaloids and amides from the stem bark of Zanthoxylum rubescens (rutaceae)

Parasite

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-164

  Penali, L ^a   Mulholand, D A ^b,e   Tano, K D ^a   Cheplogoi, P K ^b,c   Randrianarivelojosia, M ^b,d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Bis 6 (5,6 dihydrochelerythrinyl) ether; Malaria; Rutaceae; Zanthoxylum rubescens

Indexed keywords

FAGARA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 34347249583     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2007142161     Document Type: Review

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