Steroids isolated from Millettia versicolor Baker (Fabaceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1727-1730

  Ongoka, P R ^a,b   Banzouzi, J T ^c,d   Poupat, C ^c   Ekouya, A ^b   Ouamba, J M ^b   Moudachirou, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MARIEN NGOUABI   (Congo)

^b Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale Faculté des Sciences de la Santé University Marien Ngouabi   (Congo)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CERMA Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche Médecins d'Afrique   (Congo)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anti nociceptive; Medicinal plant; Millettia versicolor; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

24 METHYLENECYCLOARTAN 3BETA OL; BETA AMYRIN; LUPEOL; METHANOL; SITOSTEROL; STEROID; STIGMASTAN 3 OL; STIGMASTEROL; TARAXASTEROL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CENTRAL AFRICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED RADIATION; LEGUME; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILLETTIA VERSICOLOR BAKER; PLANT LEAF; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

FABACEAE; MILLETTIA;

EID: 45549102121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB08.194     Document Type: Article

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