Antibacterial activities and cytotoxicity of terpenoids isolated from Spirostachys africana

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-197

  Mathabe, Matlakala Christina ^a   Hussein, Ahmed A ^b   Nikolova, Roumiana V ^a   Basson, Adriaan E ^b   Meyer, J J Marion ^b   Lall, Namrita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cytotoxicity; Euphorbiaceae; Spirostachys africana; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

2,6ALPHA DIHYDROXY NORBEYER 1,4,15 TRIEN 3 ONE(DIOSPHENOL 2); 3BETA HYDROXY BEYER 15 ENE 2 ONE; DEXTRO FRIEDEOLEAN 14 EN OIC ACID(3 ACETYL ALEURITOLIC ACID); LUPEOL; NALIDIXIC ACID; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERO CELL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EUPHORBIACEAE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; TERPENES; VERO CELLS;

CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 38649091972     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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