Structural elucidation of a major active compounds from the stem barks of Entada spiralis Ridl

• Main Authors: Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Harun, Aiza, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QR180 Immunology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/10684/1/POSTER.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/10684/; http://www.icnp2011.upm.edu.my
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Bioassay-guided isolation of methanol extract revealed that medium polar fraction of the extract contained a few compounds that inhibited the growth of dermatophytes skin caused diseases. This confirmed the traditional usages of the stem barks of Entada spiralis by Malays in the old time, as a soap,...