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- Title
Isolation of antileishmanial, antimalarial and antimicrobial metabolites from Jatropha multifida.
- Authors
Falodun, Abiodun; Imieje, Vincent; Erharuyi, Osayewenre; Joy, Ahomafor; Langer, Peter; Jacob, Melissa; Khan, Shabanna; Abaldry, Mohammed; Hamann, Mark
- Abstract
Objective To investigate the antileishmanial, antimicrobial and antimalarial activities of the pure metabolites from Jatropha multifida used in African ethnomedicine. Methods The methanolic stem bark extract of Jatropha multifida used in Nigerian folk medicine as remedy against bacterial infections was subjected to column chromatography and HPLC analyses to obtain three known metabolites, microcyclic lathyrane diterpenoids (1-3). Structures were confirmed by comparison of 1D and 2D spectral data with literature. Results The three compounds exhibited inhibition of antileishmanial, antimalarial and antimicrobial actions against the tested organisms with compouds 2 and 3 active against Cryptococcus neoformans at IC 50 of 8.2 and 8.7 μg/mL, respectively. Conclusions The research lends support to the ethnomedicinal use of the plant in combating microbial infections, leishmaniasis and malarial infections.
- Subjects
METABOLITE analysis; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTI-infective agents; JATROPHA; COLUMN chromatography; PLANT extracts; HIGH performance liquid chromatography
- Publication
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 5, p374
- ISSN
2221-1691
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1312