In vitro antileishmanial and antimalarial activities of tetrahydrofuran lignans isolated from Nectandra megapotamica (Lauraceae)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1307-1310

  Da Silva Filho, Ademar A ^a   Costa, Eveline S ^a   Cunha, Wilson R ^a   Silva, Márcio L A ^a   Nanayakkara, N P Dhammika ^b   Bastos, Jairo K ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE FRANCA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania donovani; Nectandra megapotamica; Plasmodium falciparum; Tetrahydrofuran lignans

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ARTEMISIN; CALOPEPTIN; CHLOROQUINE; GALGRAVIN; GANSHISANDRINE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; MACHILIN G; NECTANDRIN; PENTAMIDINE; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAGUENSIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMAL CELL; NECTANDRA MEGAPOTAMICA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FURANS; LAURACEAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LIGNANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERO CELLS;

LAURACEAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMALIA; NECTANDRA MEGAPOTAMICA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 55449094498     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2486     Document Type: Article

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