Antiplasmodial activity of lignans and extracts from Pycnanthus angolensis

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1408-1412

  Abrantes, Marta ^a   Mil Homens, Tânia ^a   Duarte, Noélia ^a   Lopes, Dinora ^b   Cravo, Pedro ^b   Do Céu Madureira, Maria ^c   Ferreira, Maria José U ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Lignans; Myristicaceae; Plasmodium falciparum; Pycnanthus angolensis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; DITERPENE OZIC ACID; HELIOBUPHTHALMIN; HINOKININ; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; PYCNANTOLOL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMAST 4 EN 6 BETA OL 3 ONE; STIGMASTEROL; TALAUMIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MYRISTICACEAE; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; LIGNANS; MYRISTICACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

MYRISTICACEAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 52949122155     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081317     Document Type: Article

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