Is artemisinin the only antiplasmodial compound in the artemisia annua tea infusion? An in vitro study

Planta Medica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 468-470

  Mouton, Julia ^a   Jansen, Olivia ^b   Frédérich, Michel ^b   Van Der Kooy, Frank ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua L.; artemisinin; Asteraceae; Plasmodium falciparum; tea infusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTICLE; ASTERID; HARVEST; HARVEST PERIOD; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFUSION; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STORAGE; TEA;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTEMISININS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ASTERACEAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84876687900     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328324     Document Type: Article

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