In vivo anti-malarial activity and toxicity studies of triterpenic esters isolated form Keetia leucantha and crude extracts

In vivo anti-malarial activity and toxicity studies of triterpenic esters isolated form Keetia leucantha and crude extracts

Abstract Background Considering the need for new anti-malarial drugs, further investigations on Keetia leucantha (Rubiaceae), an in vitro antiplasmodial plant traditionally used to treat malaria, were carried out. This paper aimed to assess the in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of K. leucantha triterpe...

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Main Authors: Claire Beaufay, Marie-France Hérent, Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq, Joanne Bero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Keetia leucantha
Triterpene esters
Anti-malarial
Plasmodium
Oleanolic
Ursolic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2054-y

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