Deciphering molecular mechanism underlying antileishmanial activity of Nyctanthes arbortristis, an Indian medicinal plant

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 996-998

  Shukla, Anil Kumar ^a   Patra, Sanjukta ^a   Dubey, Vikash Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Drug development; Enzyme inhibition; Leishmaniasis; Medicinal plant; Nyctanthes arbortristis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSIDE; IRIDOID; NATURAL PRODUCT; NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; INDIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS; OLEACEAE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; GLUTATHIONE; INDIA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; OLEACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPERMIDINE;

NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS; OLEACEAE;

EID: 79954425668     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.044     Document Type: Article

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