Leishmanicidal activity of saponins isolated from the leaves of Eclipta prostrata and Gymnema sylvestre

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-35

  Khanna, Venkatesan Gopiesh ^a   Kannabiran, Krishnan ^a   Getti, Giulia ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eclipta prostrata; Gymnema sylvestre; Leishmania promastigotes; Leishmanicidal activity; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; DASYSCYPHIN C; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; GYMNEMAGENOL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SAPOGENIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA AETHIOPICA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE;

EID: 64149112086     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.48891     Document Type: Article

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