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Bioassay-Guided Fractionation of Extracts from Codiaeum variegatum against Entamoeba histolytica Discovers Compounds That Modify Expression of Ceramide Biosynthesis Related Genes

Leaves of Codiaeum variegatum (“garden croton”) are used against bloody diarrhoea by local populations in Cameroon. This study aims to search for the active components from C. variegatum against Entamoeba histolytica, and thereby initiate the study of their mechanism of action. A bioassay-guided scr...

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Autores principales: Mfotie Njoya, Emmanuel, Weber, Christian, Hernandez-Cuevas, Nora Adriana, Hon, Chung-Chau, Janin, Yves, Kamini, Melanie F. G., Moundipa, Paul F., Guillén, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3887121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24416462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002607