In vitro antiprotozoal, antimicrobial and antitumor activity of Pavetta crassipes K. Schum leaf extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 529-535

  Baldé, Elhadj S ^a,b   Megalizzi, Véronique ^b   Traoré, Mohamed S ^a   Cos, Paul ^c   Maes, Louis ^c   Decaestecker, Christine ^b   Pieters, Luc ^c   Baldé, Aliou M ^a  

^a Guinée Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de Guinée Guinean infectiology research and training center   (Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alkaloid fraction; Antibacterial; Anticancerous; Antiparasitic; Pavetta crassipes; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; PAVETTA CRASSIPES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUBIACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RUBIACEAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PAVETTA CRASSIPES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; RUBIACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77954958537     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.042     Document Type: Article

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