In vitro antitrypanosomal activities of quassinoid compounds from the fruits of a medicinal plant, Brucea javanica

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-294

  Bawm, Saw ^a   Matsuura, Hideyuki ^b   Elkhateeb, Ahmed ^b   Nabeta, Kensuke ^b   Subeki, ^a   Nonaka, Nariaki ^a   Oku, Yuzaburo ^a   Katakura, Ken ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitrypanosomal; Brucea javanica; Medicinal plant; Quassinoids; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

BRUCEANTIN; BRUCEANTINOL; BRUCEANTINOL B; BRUCEINE A; BRUCEINE B; BRUCEINE C; BRUCEINE D; BRUCEINE J; BRUCEOSIDE A; BRUSATOL; DEHYDROBRUCEINE A; DEHYDROBRUCEINE B; DEHYDROBRUSATOL; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; QUASSINOID DERIVATIVE; SURAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YADANZIOLIDE A; YADANZIOSIDE G;

ARTICLE; BRUCEA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRUCEA; FRUIT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUASSINS; TRYPANOSOMA;

BRUCEA JAVANICA; SIMAROUBACEAE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 56349108094     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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