ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES WITH ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY IN SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS OBTAINED FROM NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Malaria continues to be a global burden as the efficacy of most anti-malarial drugs have been compromised by the evolution of resistant parasites. Plants present unlimited sources of novel substances with many therapeutic potentials. This study was designed to obtain bioactive compounds with antiplasmodial potential and high safety margin from selected medicinal plants that could be useful against both sensitive and resistant parasites. Eight medicinal plants; namely Agelanthus dodoneifolius, ...
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