In vitro antiplasmodial activity of extract and constituents from Esenbeckia febrifuga, a plant traditionally used to treat malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

Phytomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 367-372

  Dolabela, Maria Fâni ^a   Oliveira, Salma G ^b   Nascimento, José Maria ^b   Peres, José Maria ^b   Wagner, Hildebert ^c   Póvoa, Marinete Marins ^b   de Oliveira, Alaíde Braga ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial activity; Esenbeckia febrifuga; Rutaceae

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXY 3 METHOXY N METHYLACRIDONE; ACRONYDINE; ALKALOID; ARBORININE; BERGAPTEN; CHLOROQUINE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DICTAMNINE; ESENBECKIA FEBRIFUGA EXTRACT; FLINDERSIAMINE; GAMMA FAGARINE; ISOPIMPINELLIN 2; KOKUSAGININE; LIMONOID; MELICOPICINE; NORMELICOPICINE; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTAEVINE; SKIMMIANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ESENBECKIA FEBRIFUGA; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; BRAZIL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHANOL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE;

ESENBECKIA (ANGIOSPERM); PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE;

EID: 41949126684     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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