Bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts from Codiaeum variegatum against Entamoeba histolytica discovers compounds that modify expression of ceramide biosynthesis related genes.

• 主要な著者: Emmanuel Mfotie Njoya (著者), Christian Weber (著者), Nora Adriana Hernandez-Cuevas (著者), Chung-Chau Hon (著者), Yves Janin (著者), Melanie F G Kamini (著者), Paul F Moundipa (著者), Nancy Guillén (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Leaves of Codiaeum variegatum ("garden croton") are used against bloody diarrhoea by local populations in Cameroon. This study aims to search for the active components from C. variegatum against Entamoeba histolytica, and thereby initiate the study of their mechanism of action. A bioassay-...