Isolation and in vitro antimalarial activity of hexane extract from Thai Picrasma javanica B1 stembark.

• Main Authors: Saiin C., Rattanajak R., Kamchonwongpaisan S., Ingkaninan K., Sukontason K., Baramee A., Sirithunyalug B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35648943271&partnerID=40&md5=fe5c85e7378bfb9d2048eedb7b9013d8; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4528
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The in vitro antimalarial activities against Plasmodium falciparum K1 of four extracts from the stembark of Picrasma javanica B1; ie water, methanol, chloroform and hexane extracts were studied using a modification of the [3H]hypoxanthine incorporation method. It was found that the hexane extract sh...