Isolation of pure compound R/J/3 from Pluchea indica (L.) Less. and its anti-amoebic activities against Entamoeba histolytica

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 534-537

  Biswas, Ria ^a   Dutta, P K ^b   Achari, B ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Durba ^a   Mishra, Moumita ^a   Pramanik, K C ^a   Chatterjee, T K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti amoebic; Chromatography; Entamoeba histolytica; Lysis; Pluchea indica

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUCHEA INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLUCHEA INDICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THIOPHENES; TIME FACTORS;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PLUCHEA INDICA;

EID: 34447563966     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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