| Literature DB >> 9225608 |
G Bringmann1, W Saeb, L A Assi, G François, A S Sankara Narayanan, K Peters, E M Peters.
Abstract
The known lupane-type triterpene betulinic acid (3) was isolated for the first time from Triphyophyllum peltatum and Ancistrocladus heyneanus. It was found to exhibit moderate to good in vitro antimalarial activity against asexual erythrocytic stages of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. A first X-ray structure analysis succeeded after conversion into its benzyl ester 4.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9225608 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957666
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Planta Med ISSN: 0032-0943 Impact factor: 3.352