Antimalarial compounds from Schefflera umbellifera

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-85

  Mthembu, X S ^a   Van Heerden, F R ^b   Fouche G ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial activity; Betulin; ent kaur 16 en 19 oic acid; Plasmodium falciparum; Schefflera umbellifera

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BIOASSAY; EVERGREEN TREE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOZOAN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHEFFLERA UMBELLIFERA;

EID: 71549157406     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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