Antiprotozoal Activity of Achillea ptarmica (Asteraceae) and Its Main Alkamide Constituents

Antiprotozoal Activity of Achillea ptarmica (Asteraceae) and Its Main Alkamide Constituents

In the course of our ongoing screening of plants of the family Asteraceae for antiprotozoal activity, a CH2Cl2-extract from the flowering aerial parts of Achillea ptarmica L. (sneezewort yarrow) was found to be active in vitro against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 = 0.67 µg/mL) and Plasmodium...

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Main Authors: Julia B. Althaus, Marcel Kaiser, Reto Brun, Thomas J. Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Achillea ptarmica
antiprotozoal activity
alkamide
Plasmodium falciparum
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Trypanosoma cruzi
Leishmania donovani
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/5/6428

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