Iridoids: a New Class of Leishmanicidal Agents from Nyctanthes Arbortristis

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Journal J Nat Prod

Date 1991 Jul 1

PMID 1791475

Citations 14

Authors

J S Tandon

V Srivastava

P Y Guru

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Abstract

Iridoid glucosides (arbortristosides A [I], B [2], C [3], and 6beta-hydroxy-loganin [4] isolated from the traditional plant Nyctanthes arbortristis show antileishmanial activity in both in vitro (against amastigotes in macrophage cultures) and in vivo (in hamsters) test systems.

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