Biological activity of two related triterpenes isolated from Combretum nelsonii (Combretaceae) leaves

Natural Product Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1074-1084

  Masoko, P ^a,b   Mdee, L K ^a   Mampuru, L J ^b   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Arjunolic acid; Asiatic acid; Combretaceae; Combretum nelsonii; Triterpenes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ARJUNOLIC ACID; ASIATIC ACID; BENZENE; BERBERINE; CHLOROFORM; COMBRETUM NELSONII EXTRACT; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM NELSONII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; VERO CELL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COMBRETUM; FUNGI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 51649098557     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410802267494     Document Type: Article

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