The bioactivity of novel furanoterpenoids isolated from Siphonochilus aethiopicus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Lategan, Carmen A ^a   Campbell, William E ^a   Seaman, Tracy ^a   Smith, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Cytotoxicity; Furanoterpenoids; Siphonochilus aethiopicus

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; EMETINE; FURANOTERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCHIZONT; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FURANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TERPENES; ZINGIBERACEAE;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 58049110926     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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