In vitro leishmanicidal activity of some scarce natural products

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 573-578

  Takahashi, Marii ^a   Fuchino, Hiroyuki ^a   Sekita, Setsuko ^a   Satake, Motoyoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betula; Diarylheptanoid; Fern; Kaurene; Leishmaniasis; Pterosin

Indexed keywords

ATISENE; BIRCH EXTRACT; BRACKEN EXTRACT; DITERPENE; HEPTANE DERIVATIVE; KAURENE DERIVATIVE; LUPANE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEOCLERODANE; OLEANANE; PHENYLPROPANOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROSIN; SESQUITERPENE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSANE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIRCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; FERN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; LEISHMANICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BETULA; FERNS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

BETULA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 4043176952     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1502     Document Type: Article

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