In vitro antigiardial activity of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides extracts and cucurbitacins isolated Compounds

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3338-3346

  Hassan, Loiy Elsir Ahmed ^a   Koko, Waleed S ^b   Osman, El Badri E ^c   Dahab, Mahmoud M ^c   Sirat, Hasnah Mohd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute   (Sudan)

^c International University of Africa   (Sudan)

^d UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus var. citroides; Cucurbitacin e; Cucurbitacin L 2 O glucoside; Giardia lamlia

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BUTANOL; CARBON 13; CITRULLUS LANATUS EXTRACT; CUCURBITACIN; CUCURBITACIN E; CUCURBITACIN L 2 O BETA GLUCOSIDE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA LAMLIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 84860412393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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