Activity of 6-Pentadecylsalicylic Acid from Ozoroa insignis Against Marine Crustaceans
Date
2002Author
He, Weidong
Van Puyvelde, Luc
Bosselaers, Jan
De Kimpe, Norbert
Van der Flaas, Marc
Roymans, Annemie
Mathenge, Simon G
Mudida, Francis P
Chalo Mutiso, Patrick B
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Bioassay-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract from twigs of Ozoroa insignis using Artemia salina larvae as a model led to the isolation of 6-pentadecylsalicylic acid as the active principle. This is the first report of this so-called antifouling activity for this compound. In addition, this compound may relate to the traditional use of this plant as a herbal remedy for the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in Africa.
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http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1076/phbi.40.1.74.5862http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65722
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Activity of 6-Pentadecylsalicylic Acid from Ozoroa insignis Against Marine Crustaceans 2002, Vol. 40, No. 1 , Pages 74-76Publisher
University of Nairobi