In vitro antiprotozoal activity of some xanthones isolated from the roots of Andrographis paniculata

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-128

  Dua, Virendra K ^a   Verma, Gaurav ^a   Dash, A P ^b  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; In vitro activity; L. infantum; T. B. Brucei; T. Cruzi; Xanthones

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIHYDROXY 6,8 DIMETHOXY XANTHONE; 1,8 DIHYDROXY 3,7 DIMETHOXY XANTHONE; 3,7,8 TRIMETHOXY 1 HYDROXY XANTHONE; 4,8 DIHYDROXY 2,7 DIMETHOXY XANTHONE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; TDR 13008; TDR 13009; TDR 13011; TDR 13013; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANDROGRAPHIS; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT ROOTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; XANTHONES;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 58149498819     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2556     Document Type: Article

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