Antileishmanial, antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of 12,16-dideoxy aegyptinone B from Zhumeria majdae Rech.f. & Wendelbo

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-285

  Moein, Mahmood Reza ^a   Pawar, Rahul S ^b   Khan, Shabana I ^b   Tekwani, Babu L ^b   Khan, Ikhlas A ^b,c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

12,16 dideoxy aegyptinone B; Antileishmanial; Antiplasmodial; Cytotoxicity; Labiateae; Zhumeria majdae

Indexed keywords

12,16 DIDEOXY AEGYPTINONE B; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; DOXORUBICIN; PENTAMIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZHUMERIA MAJDAE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ZHUMERIA MAJDAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DITERPENES; ETHANOL; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LAMIACEAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOXICITY TESTS; VERO CELLS;

ZHUMERIA MAJDAE;

EID: 40849100202     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2305     Document Type: Article

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