Spectrophotometric determination of antiplasmodial cochloxanthins from roots of Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.f. (Bixaceae)
The roots and leaves of Cochlospermum planchonii and C. tinctorium are widely used in Burkina Faso as medication for malaria treatment. The cochloxanthins, carotenoids, are - at least partially - responsible for the antimalarial activity of Cochlospermum spp.. Because of large variation of cochloxan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Scientific African |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227618301820 |