In vitro antimalarial activity of six Aspidosperma species from the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 899-910

  Dolabela, Maria Fâni ^a,b,c   Oliveira, Salma G ^c   Peres, José M ^c   Nascimento, José M S ^c   Póvoa, Marinete M ^c   Oliveira, Alaide B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Apocynaceae; Aspidosperma spp.; In vitro assays; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASPIDOSPERMA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IC 50; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; ASPIDOSPERMA; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

APOCYNACEAE; ASPIDOSPERMA; ASPIDOSPERMA CYLINDROCARPON; ASPIDOSPERMA PARVIFOLIUM; ASPIDOSPERMA RAMIFLORUM; ASPIDOSPERMA TOMENTOSUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84870938025     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652012000400005     Document Type: Article

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