Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
Quadrigemine B, a major alkaloid of Psychotria rostrata, was shown to be cytotoxic with HEp-2 cells and normal human lymphocytes. The cytotoxicity was time- and dose-dependent. Bacteriocidal activity was also shown by this compound toward Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
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Informa Healthcare
1993
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/ |
| Summary: | Quadrigemine B, a major alkaloid of Psychotria rostrata, was shown to be cytotoxic with HEp-2 cells and normal human lymphocytes. The cytotoxicity was time- and dose-dependent. Bacteriocidal activity was also shown by this compound toward Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. |
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