Secondary metabolites and biological activity of Pentas species: A minireview

The genus Pentas belongs to the Rubiaceae family, which contains approximately 40 species. Several Pentas species were reported to be used as a folk treatment by African indigenous people in treating some diseases such as malaria, tapeworms, dysentery, gonorrhea, syphilis and snake poisoning. This a...

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Main Authors: Heba-tollah M. Sweelam, Howaida I. Abd-Alla, Ahmed B. Abdelwahab, Mahmoud M. Gabr, Gilbert Kirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123217301303