| Literature DB >> 12820239 |
Adewole L Okunade1, Rachel E Bikoff, Steven J Casper, Anna Oksman, Daniel E Goldberg, Walter H Lewis.
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Extracts and isolated compounds from seedlings of Ailanthus altissima, were assessed for antiplasmodial activity in vitro. Two quassinoids, ailanthone and 6alpha-tigloyloxychaparrinone, isolated from the active extracts showed activity against both chloroquine-resistant and chloroquine-sensitive strains of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. Only ailanthone demonstrated low toxicity against the Vero cell line (kidney cells from the African green monkey). This is the first report of the isolation and antiplasmodial activity of 6alpha-tigloyloxychaparrinone from this species. Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12820239 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1336
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phytother Res ISSN: 0951-418X Impact factor: 5.878