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Title

Cytotoxic and antiprotozoal activity of flavonoids from Lonchocarpus spp

Authors

Rocio Borges-Argaez, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Linda K. Banbury, Southern Cross UniversityFollow
Andrew Flowers, Southern Cross University
A Gimenex-Turba, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
G Ruiz, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Peter G. Waterman, Southern Cross University
Luis M. Pena-Rodriguez, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán

Document Type

Article

Publication details

Borges-Argaez, R, Banbury, LK, Flowers, A, Gimenez-Turba, A, Ruiz, G, Waterman, PG & Pena-Rodriquez, LM 2007, 'Cytotoxic and antiprotozoal activity of flavonoids from Lonchocarpus spp', Phytomedicine, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 530-533.

Published version available from:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2006.11.027

Linda Banbury has also published under the name of Linda McClure

Peer Reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

Abstract

A number of flavonoids isolated from Lonchocarpus spp. were evaluated for their antiprotozoal and cytotoxic activity. Flavone 6 and chalcone 7 were found to be the most active against Leishmania parasites and against cell cultures of Leukemia P388DI and adenocarcinoma prostate PC-3.