Antiparasitic activity of biochanin A, an isolated isoflavone from fruits of Cassia fistula (Leguminosae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Sartorelli, Patrícia ^a   Carvalho, Camila Salomone ^b   Reimão, Juliana Quero ^c   Ferreira, Marcelo José Pena ^d   Tempone, André Gustavo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FIEO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; BIOCHANIN A; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FRUIT; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CASSIA; FRUIT; GENISTEIN; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CASSIA FISTULA; FABACEAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 58649091125     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1193-z     Document Type: Article

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