Antiprotozoal Activity against Entamoeba histolytica of Plants Used in Northeast Mexican Traditional Medicine. Bioactive Compounds from Lippia graveolens and Ruta chalepensis

Antiprotozoal Activity against Entamoeba histolytica of Plants Used in Northeast Mexican Traditional Medicine. Bioactive Compounds from Lippia graveolens and Ruta chalepensis

Amoebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is associated with high morbidity and mortality is becoming a major public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Because of the side-effects and the resistance that pathogenic protozoa build against the standard antiparasitic drugs,...

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Main Authors: Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea, Benito David Mata-Cárdenas, Javier Vargas-Villarreal, Aldo Fabio Bazaldúa-Rodríguez, Isvar Kavimngeles-Hernández, Jesús Norberto Garza-González, Magda Elizabeth Hernández-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
neglected diseases
amoebiasis
Mexican medicinal plants
bioguided isolation
carvacrol
chalepensin
antiprotozoal agents
1D- and 2D-NMR data
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/12/21044

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