Anthraquinones of the Roots of Pentas micrantha

Anthraquinones of the Roots of Pentas micrantha

Pentas micrantha is used in the East African indigenous medicine to treat malaria. In the first investigation of this plant, the crude methanol root extract showed moderate antiplasmodial activity against the W2- (3.37 μg/mL) and D6-strains (4.00 μg/mL) of Plasmodium falcip...

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Main Authors: Máté Erdélyi, Per Sunnerhagen, Albert Ndakala, Hoseah M. Akala, John Patrick Alao, Annabel Ekberg, Milkyas Endale, Abiy Yenesew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
anthraquinone
malaria
Pentas micrantha
Rubiaceae
5,6-dihydroxylucidin-11-O-methyl ether
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/1/311

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