Activity of extracts and procesterol from Calotropis gigantea against Entamoeba histolytica

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 867-868

  Singh, Shailendra ^a,b   Bharti, Neelam ^b,c   Chugh, Manoj ^a   Naqvi, Fehmida ^b   Azam, Amir ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER AHMEDABAD   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiamoebic activity; Calotropis gigantea; Entamoeba histolytica; Isolation; Procesterol

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; PROCESTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 77954111264     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000500608     Document Type: Article

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