Planta Med 2009; 75(10): 1143-1145
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185510
Pharmacology
Letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Antifungal and Anthelmintic Activities of Cleistopholis patens (Annonaceae)

Blandine Akendengué1 , Pierre Champy2 , Joseph Nzamba3 , François Roblot2 , Philippe M. Loiseau2 , Christian Bories2
  • 1Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon
  • 2Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et Chimiothérapie Antiparasitaire, 8076 CNRS BioCIS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
  • 3Département de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon
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Publication History

received December 17, 2008 revised February 11, 2009

accepted February 16, 2009

Publication Date:
26 March 2009 (online)

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Abstract

Basic CH2Cl2 extract of the trunk bark of Cleistopholis patens (Annonaceae) exhibited antifungal activities against Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, and C. glabrata using an agar well-diffusion assay method. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the extract led to the isolation of 8-hydroxysampangine. The methanolic extract displayed anthelmintic activity against Rhabditis pseudoelongata. Purification of the neutral CH2Cl2 extract yielded bornyl-p-trans-coumarate and bornyl-p-cis-coumarate.

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Prof. Blandine Akendengué

Département de Pharmacologie
Faculté de Médecine
Université des Sciences de la Santé

BP 7464

Libreville

Gabon

Phone: + 24 1 05 81 24 14

Email: akenblan@yahoo.fr