| Literature DB >> 9525113 |
A A Sittie, E Lemmich, C E Olsen, L Hviid, S Brøgger Christensen.
Abstract
Two alkamides E,E-2,4-octadienamide and E,Z-2,4-decadienamide have been isolated from Phyllanthus fraternus, a plant used in Ghanaian traditional medicine to treat malaria. The compounds possess an alpha, beta, gamma, delta-unsaturated conjugated amide, a feature believed to enhance antiplasmodial activity. By means of an in vitro assay the two alkamides have been shown to possess moderate antiplasmodial activity.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9525113 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957405
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Planta Med ISSN: 0032-0943 Impact factor: 3.352