In vitro antimalarial activity of penduline, a bisbenzylisoquinoline from Isopyrum thalictroides
Author(s) -
Alexis Valentin,
Françoise Benoît-Vical,
Claire Moulis,
E Stanislas,
M. Mallié,
I. Fourasté,
J.-M. Bastide
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.41.10.2305
Subject(s) - tetrandrine , in vitro , pharmacology , parasite hosting , biology , traditional medicine , malaria , medicine , immunology , biochemistry , world wide web , computer science
Two bisbenzylisoquinolines, tetrandrine and penduline, were purified from Isopyrum thalictroides. When tested for antimalarial activity in vitro, penduline was efficient at concentrations fivefold lower than those of tetrandrine. In highly synchronized parasite cultures, penduline mostly interfered between the 8th and the 32nd hours of the parasite cycle.
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