Antimicrobial, antimalarial and cytoxicity activities of constituents of a Bhutanese variety of Ajania nubigena

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 733-736

  Wangchuk, Phurpa ^a,b   Keller, Paul A ^a   Pyne, Stephen G ^a   Korth, John ^a   Samten, ^b   Taweechotipatr, Malai ^c   Rattanajak, Roonglawan ^d   Kamchonwongpaisan, Sumalee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ajania nubigena; Antimalarial; Antimocrobial; Bhutanese traditional medicine; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil; Flavonoid

Indexed keywords

1 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPAN 1 ONE; 2 (2,4 HEXADIYNYLIDENE) 1,6 DIOXASPIRO[4,4]NON 3 ENE; AJANIA NUBIGENA EXTRACT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHAMAZULENE; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOGUANIL; DOXORUBICIN; ELLIPTICINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; LINALOOL OXIDE ACETATE; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; METHANOL; OXYANIN B; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PYRIMETHAMINE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

AJANIA NUBIGENA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AJANIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84886406698     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1300800613     Document Type: Article

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