Activity of Eurycoma longifolia root extract against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 23-26

  Wernsdorfer, Walther H ^a   Ismail, Sabariah ^b   Chan, Kit Lam ^c   Congpuong, Kanungnit ^d   Wernsdorfer, Gunther ^e  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Eurycoma longifolia; Plasmodium falciparum; Quassinoids

Indexed keywords

13,21 DIHYDROEURYCOMANONE; 13ALPHA(21) EPOXYEURYCOMANONE; ARTEMISININ; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; EURYCOMANONE; QUASSINOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CARICA; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; EURYCOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLATELET COUNT; SUSPENSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449104239     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-009-1230-7     Document Type: Article

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