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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mahmud, Zurinah, Musa, Mustaffa, Ismail, Norhayati, Lajis, Nordin H.
Format: Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 1993
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/
_version_ 1848867060268924928
author Mahmud, Zurinah
Musa, Mustaffa
Ismail, Norhayati
Lajis, Nordin H.
author_facet Mahmud, Zurinah
Musa, Mustaffa
Ismail, Norhayati
Lajis, Nordin H.
author_sort Mahmud, Zurinah
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description 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.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:30:29Z
format Article
id upm-116655
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:30:29Z
publishDate 1993
publisher Informa Healthcare
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1166552025-04-14T06:41:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/ Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata Mahmud, Zurinah Musa, Mustaffa Ismail, Norhayati Lajis, Nordin H. 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. Informa Healthcare 1993 Article PeerReviewed Mahmud, Zurinah and Musa, Mustaffa and Ismail, Norhayati and Lajis, Nordin H. (1993) Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata. Pharmaceutical Biology, 31 (2). pp. 142-146. ISSN 1388-0209; eISSN: 1388-0209 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209309082931 10.3109/13880209309082931
spellingShingle Mahmud, Zurinah
Musa, Mustaffa
Ismail, Norhayati
Lajis, Nordin H.
Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title_full Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title_fullStr Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title_full_unstemmed Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title_short Cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
title_sort cytotoxic and bacteriocidal activities of psychotria rostrata
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116655/