Influence of fecal fermentation on the anthelmintic activity of proanthocyanidins and ellagitannins against human intestinal nematodes and Caenorhabditis elegans

• Main Authors: Jonathan Jato (Author), Emmanuel Orman (Author), Yaw Duah Boakye (Author), François Ngnodandi Belga (Author), Dieudonné Ndjonka (Author), Emelia Oppong Bekoe (Author), Eva Liebau (Author), Verena Spiegler (Author), Andreas Hensel (Author), Christian Agyare (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Some tannin-rich plants such as Combretum mucronatum and Phyllanthus urinaria are widely used in Africa for the control of parasitic nematodes in both humans and livestock. Tannins have been recognized as an alternative source of anthelmintic therapies, and hence, recent studies have focused on both...