| Titre |
Beninese Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antimycobacterial Agents: Bioguided Fractionation and In Vitro Activity of Alkaloids Isolated from Holarrhena floribunda Used in Traditional Treatment of Buruli Ulcer |
| Auteurs |
YEMOA Loconon Y. Achille [1],
Gbénou Joachin [2],
AFFOLABI DISSOU [3],
MANSOUROU Moudachirou [4],
BIGOT KOFFI ANDRÉ [5],
ANAGONOU-YEHOUENOU C. SÉVÉRIN [6],
PORTAELS Françoise [7],
MARTIN Anandi [8],
Quetin-Leclercq Joëlle [9],
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| Journal: |
BioMed Research International |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
1.579 |
| Volume Journal: |
2015 |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2015/835767 |
| Resume |
Buruli ulcer (BU) imposes a serious economic burden on affected households and on health systems that are involved in diagnosing
the disease and treating patients. Research is needed to find cost-effective therapies for this costly disease. Plants have always been
an important source of new pharmacologically active molecules. Consequently we decided to undertake the study of plants used
in traditional treatment of BU in Benin and investigate their antimycobacterial activity as well as their chemical composition.
Extracts from forty-four (44) plant species were selected on account of reported traditional uses for the treatment of BU in Benin
andwere assayed for antimycobacterial activities. Crude hydroethanolic extract fromaerial parts ofHolarrhena floribunda (G.Don)
T. Durand and Schinz was found to have significant antimycobacterial activity againstM. ulcerans (MIC = 125 |
| Mots clés |
Buruli Ulcer; Medicinal Plants; Antimycobacterial Agents; Bioguided Fractionation; in Vitro; Alkaloïds |
| Pages |
1 - 6 |
| Fichier |
(PDF) |