Activity of the Extracts and Indole Alkaloids from Alstonia scholaris Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

Activity of the Extracts and Indole Alkaloids from Alstonia scholaris Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

The crude methanolic extract of Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Brown demonstrated in vitro antituberculosis activity (89% inhibition against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv at 50 μg mL-1) using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA). Gradient pH fractionation of the alkaloids gave three alkaloid extracts,...

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Published in:Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly the Philippine Agriculturist) Vol. 91, no. 3 (Sep. 2008), 348-351
Main Author: Macabeo, Allan Patrick G.
Other Authors: Krohn, Karsten, Gehle, Dietmar, Read, Roger W., Brophy, Joseph J., Franzblau, Scott G., Aguinaldo, Ma. Alicia M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Alkaloids
Tuberculosis