Bioactive natural products derived from the East African flora

Joseph J Magadula; Paul Erasto

doi:10.1039/b906089h

Bioactive natural products derived from the East African flora

Nat Prod Rep. 2009 Dec;26(12):1535-54. doi: 10.1039/b906089h. Epub 2009 Oct 2.

Authors

Joseph J Magadula¹, Paul Erasto

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Traditional Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PMID: 19936385
DOI: 10.1039/b906089h

Abstract

This review describes bioactive natural products isolated from East African medicinal plants. It includes 211 bioactive compounds from 41 plant species, and cites 116 references.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Africa, Eastern
Anti-Infective Agents* / chemistry
Anti-Infective Agents* / isolation & purification
Anti-Infective Agents* / pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
Antineoplastic Agents* / isolation & purification
Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
Biological Products* / chemistry
Biological Products* / isolation & purification
Biological Products* / pharmacology
Molecular Structure
Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Biological Products