Abstract
Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid-containing extracts (10 mu g ml(-1)) of species belonging to the Dioncophyllaceae and the Ancistrocladaceae, 2 small tropical plant families, display pronounced in vitro activities against exoerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium berghei (Anka), developing in human hepatoma cells (Hep G2). The highest activities were obtained with CH2Cl2 root and bark extracts, and a CH2Cl2/NH3 leaf extract from Triphyophyllum peltatum, a CH2Cl2/NH3 root extract from Ancistrocladus abbreviatus, and a CH2Cl2 leaf extract from A. tectorius. The degrees of growth inhibition ranged within 27.7-70.0%. The commercially available drug primaquine diphosphate (25 mu g ml(-1)) caused a comparable effect (62.1%) in the same test system. Copyright (C) 1997 Australian Society for Parasitology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal for Parasitology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 29-32 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0020-7519 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- B780-tropical-medicine
- Protozoology
- Plasmodium berghei
- Malaria
- Protozoal diseases
- Experimental
- Hepatoma cells
- Medicinal plants
- Chemoprophylaxis