Petroleum Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Petroleum, including details on crude oil, extraction, chemistry, pollution.

Antiprotozoal Polyacetylenes from the Tanzanian Medicinal Plant Cussonia zimmermannii.

Senn M, Gunzenhauser S, Brun R, Séquin U

urs.sequin@unibas.ch.

From the petroleum ether extract of the root bark of Cussonia zimmermannii four polyacetylenes, 1- 4, were isolated, three of which ( 1- 3) were active against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Plasmodium falciparum, and Leishmania donovani.

Published 29 October 2007 in J Nat Prod, 70(10): 1565-9.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2005-2008 Petroleum Research Today. All Rights Reserved.