A new antiplasmodial coumarin from Toddalia asiatica roots

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2000
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Oketch-Rabah, Hellen A.
Mwangi, Julius W.
Lisgarten, John
Mberu, Edward K
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Abstract
A new antiplasmodial coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-8-(3'-hydroxy-3'methyl-l'-butene)¬coumarin (1), has been isolated from the roots of Toddalia asiatica. This finding supports the traditional use of this plant for the treatment of malaria
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10839
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11077169
Citation
Fitoterapia 71 (2000) 636-640
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a Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi
 
Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University of London
 
Subject
Toddalia asiatica
Antimalarial activity
Coumarins
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