To evaluate the leishmanicidal activity of saponin, dasyscyphin C of Eclipta prostrata and sapogenin, gymnemagenol from Gymnema sylvestre leaves under in vitro conditions.Dasyscyphin C/Gymnemagenol were dissolved in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and diluted with liquid medium to obtain concentrations ranging from 1000 to 15 mug /ml. The leishmanicidal activity against leishmanial parasites, Leishmania major, Leishmania aethiopica and Leishmania tropica promastigotes was studied by the MTS assay.The Dasyscyphin C isolated from E. prostrata showed good leishmanicidal activity at 1000mug/ml concentration, with the IC(50) value of 450mug/ml against L. major promastigote and the percentage of parasitic death was 73; whereas, gymnemagenol of G. sylvestre showed only 52
作者:Venkatesan Gopiesh, Khanna;Krishnan, Kannabiran;Giulia, Getti
来源:Indian journal of pharmacology 2009 年 41卷 1期