Antiparasitic and Cytotoxic Activity of Bokkosin, A Novel Diterpene-Substituted Chromanyl Benzoquinone From Calliandra portoricensis

Antiparasitic and Cytotoxic Activity of Bokkosin, A Novel Diterpene-Substituted Chromanyl Benzoquinone From Calliandra portoricensis

Calliandra portoricensis is a medicinal plant growing freely in Nigeria. It is used traditionally to treat tuberculosis, as an anthelmintic and an abortifacient. Phytochemical fractionation and screening of its root extracts has yielded a novel (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1-chromanyl)-4-methoxy-p-ben...

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Main Authors: John B. Nvau, Samya Alenezi, Marzuq A. Ungogo, Ibrahim A. M. Alfayez, Manal J. Natto, Alexander I. Gray, Valerie A. Ferro, Dave G. Watson, Harry P. de Koning, John O. Igoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
Subjects:
diterpene
trypanosomiasis
leishmaniasis
chroman-4-one
cytotocixicity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.574103/full

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