Antiprotozoal and Antimycobacterial Activities of Pure Compounds from Aristolochia elegans Rhizomes

We analyzed the antimycobacterial activity of the hexane extract of rhizomes from Aristolochia elegans. Some compounds of this extract were purified and tested against a group of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. We also evaluated their antiprotozoal activities. The hexane extract w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adelina Jiménez-Arellanes, Rosalba León-Díaz, Mariana Meckes, Amparo Tapia, Gloria María Molina-Salinas, Julieta Luna-Herrera, Lilián Yépez-Mulia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/593403