Antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity of (-)-roemrefidine isolated from the stem bark of Sparattanthelium amazonum.
(-)-Roemrefidine, an aporphine alkaloid isolated from Sparattanthelium amazonum Martius (Hernandiaceae) a vine from Bolivia, has been found to be active against both resistant and sensitive strains of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and against P. berghei in mice. The compound demonstrated no cytotoxic activity against three cell lines (KB, HEp-2 and HeLa).
Muñoz
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V
Sauvain
M
M
Mollinedo
P
P
Callapa
J
J
Rojas
I
I
Gimenez
A
A
Valentin
A
A
Mallié
M
M
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D001060:Aporphines; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007624:KB Cells; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010962:Plasmodium berghei / Q000187:drug effects; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000470:Alkaloids; D000962:Antimalarials; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D001060:Aporphines; D010936:Plant Extracts; C120644:roemrefidine