Anti-plasmodial activity of some zulu medicinal plants and of some triterpenes isolated from them

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 12313-12323

  Simelane, Mthokozisi B C ^a   Shonhai, Addmore ^a   Shode, Francis O ^a   Smith, Peter ^b   Singh, Moganavelli ^c   Opoku, Andy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hypoxis colchicifolia; Mimusops caffra; Mimusops obtusifolia; Plasmodium falciparum; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IC 50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMUSOPS; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; DRUG EFFECTS; HEK293 CELL LINE; HEPG2 CELL LINE; IC50;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HEK293 CELLS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MIMUSOPS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84886629496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules181012313     Document Type: Article

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