Naphthoquinones from the roots of Aloe secundiflora

Phytochemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 506-509

  Induli, Martha ^a,b,c   Cheloti, Michael ^a,c   Wasuna, Antonina ^a   Wekesa, Ingrid ^c   Wanjohi, John M ^a   Byamukama, Robert ^b   Heydenrich, Matthias ^d   Makayoto, Moses ^c   Yenesew, Abiy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

5,8 Dihydroxy 3 methoxy 2 methylnaphthalene 1,4 dione; 5 Hydroxy 3,6 dimethoxy 2 methylnaphthalene 1,4 dione; Aloe secundiflora; Aloesaponarin I; Anthraquinone; Asphodelaceae; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Naphthoquinone; Roots

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXY 3,6 DIMETHOXY 2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE 1,4 DIONE; 5,8 DIHYDROXY 3 METHOXY 2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE 1,4 DIONE; ALOE EMODIN; ALOESAPONARIN 1; ALOESAPONARIN 2; ANCISTROQUINONE C; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASPHODELIN; CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; HELMINTHOSPORIN; ISOXANTHORIN; LACCAIC ACID DEXTRO METHYL ESTER; NAPHTHOQUINONE; RIFAMPICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ALOE SECUNDIFLORA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERO CELL;

ALOE; ALOE SECUNDIFLORA; ASPHODELACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84865024114     PISSN: 18743900     EISSN: 18767486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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