Antiplasmodial Activity of the n-Hexane Extract from <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Jacq. ex. Fr) P. Kumm.
Author(s) -
Ozadheoghene Eriarie Afieroho,
Xavier SiweNoundou,
Chiazor P. Onyia,
Osamuyi H. Festus,
Elizabeth C. Chukwu,
O.M. Adedokun,
Michelle Isaacs,
Heinrich C. Hoppe,
Rui W. M. Krause,
Kio Anthony Abo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2148-6247
pISSN - 1304-530X
DOI - 10.4274/tjps.18894
Subject(s) - cytotoxicity , pleurotus ostreatus , ic50 , chemistry , hexane , plasmodium falciparum , traditional medicine , mushroom , sterol , food science , biochemistry , biology , in vitro , chromatography , malaria , cholesterol , medicine , immunology
Several mushrooms species have been reported to be nematophagous and antiprotozoan. This study reported the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic properties of the n-hexane extract from the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus and the isolation of a sterol from the extract.
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