Antimalarial activity of plant metabolites

Nat Prod Rep. 2002 Dec;19(6):675-92. doi: 10.1039/b008980j.

Abstract

This review covers the structures of compounds with antiplasmodial activity isolated from plants and is organized according to plant family. A total of 170 structures has been reviewed from 186 references found in the literature up to December 2000.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Alkaloids / toxicity
  • Animals
  • Antimalarials* / chemistry
  • Antimalarials* / pharmacology
  • Antimalarials* / toxicity
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal* / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal* / classification
  • Plasmodium / drug effects*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / toxicity

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antimalarials
  • Terpenes