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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| author | Mahmud, Zurinah Musa, Mustaffa Ismail, Norhayati Lajis, Nordin H. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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