Composition and Antimalarial Activity in Vitro of the Essential Oil of Tetradenia riparia

William E. Campbell; David W. Gammon; Peter Smith; Meryl Abrahams; Tertia D. Purves

doi:10.1055/s-2006-957672

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Planta Med 1997; 63(3): 270-272
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957672

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Composition and Antimalarial Activity in Vitro of the Essential Oil of Tetradenia riparia

William E. Campbell¹ , David W. Gammon¹ , Peter Smith² , Meryl Abrahams² , Tertia D. Purves²

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
²Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa

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Abstract

The essential oil from the leaves and stems of Tetradenia riparia was analysed by CC and GC/MS and 35 components were identified. The main constituents were α-terpineol (22.6%), fenchone (13.6%), β-fenchyl alcohol (10.7%), β-caryophyllene (7.9%), and perillyl alcohol (6.0%). Moderate anti-malarial activities were recorded against two strains of Plasmodium falciparum.

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