Ethanolic leaf extract of Psidium guajava: Phytochemical and trypanocidal activity in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-423

  Adeyemi, O Stephen ^a   Akanji, M A ^b   Oguntoye, S A ^b  

^a BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Iron chelation; Phytochemical; Psidium guajava; Ribonucleotide reductase; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; FLAVONOID; GUAVA EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GUAVA; IRON CHELATION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 73449124846     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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