Plant-derived antimalarial agents: New leads and efficient phythomedicines. Part I. alkaloids

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 715-740

  Oliveira, Alaíde B ^a   Dolabela, Maria Fâni ^a,b   Braga, Fernão C ^a   Jácome, Rose L R P ^a   Varotti, Fernando P ^a   Póvoa, Marinete M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Antimalarial activity; Medicinal plants; Natural products; Phytomedicines

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449397876     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652009000400011     Document Type: Article

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