In:
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 57, No. 3-4 ( 2002-4-1), p. 277-281
Abstract:
In vitro antiplasmodial activities of extracts from Albizia saman, Fabaceae, Calea tenuifolia (C. zacatechichi), Asteraceae, Hymenaea courbaril, Fabaceae, Jatropha curcas, Euphorbiaceae, Momordica charantia, Cucurbitaceae, and Moringa oleifera, Moringaceae were evaluated. From the lipophilic extract of C. tenuifolia five active flavones were obtained. 4′,5- Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone [genkwanin] and 5-hydroxy-4′,7-dimethoxyflavone [apigenin 4′,7-dimethylether] exhibited the strongest antiplasmodial activity against a chloroquine-sensitive strain (poW) and a chloroquine-resistant strain (Dd2) of Plasmodium falciparum (IC 50 values: 17.1 - 28.5 μm). Furthermore octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid [linoleic acid] {IC 50 values of 21.8 μm (poW) and 31.1 μm (Dd2)} and octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid (α-linolenic acid) were isolated
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1865-7125
,
0939-5075
DOI:
10.1515/znc-2002-3-413
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2002
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2078107-6
SSG:
12
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