Potential of Cameroonian plants and derived products against microbial infections: a review

V Kuete - Planta medica, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
In Cameroon, infectious diseases are amongst the most commonly notified diseases and
largest cause of mortality. Many plants are used locally in traditional medicine for their …

Plant-derived triterpenoids and analogues as antitumor and anti-HIV agents

RY Kuo, K Qian, SL Morris-Natschke, KH Lee - Natural product reports, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January 2006 to December 2008 This article reviews the antitumor and anti-HIV
activities of naturally occurring triterpenoids, including the lupane, ursane, oleanane …

Noteworthy secondary metabolites naphthoquinones-their occurrence, pharmacological properties and analysis

P Babula, V Adam, L Havel… - Current Pharmaceutical …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Chemical investigation of many bacterial and fungal, as well as plant species has revealed
the presence of interesting compounds derived from naphthalene-1, 4-naphthoquinones …

Synthesis of pharmacologically important naphthoquinones and anticancer activity of 2-benzyllawsone through DNA topoisomerase-II inhibition

BS Kumar, K Ravi, AK Verma, K Fatima… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Naphthoquinones are naturally occurring biologically active entities. Practical de novo
syntheses of three naphthoquinones ie lawsone (1), lapachol (2), and β-lapachone (3b) …

Fighting Gram-positive bacteria with African medicinal plants: Cut-off values for the classification of the activity of natural products

BEN Wamba, AT Mbaveng, V Kuete - Advances in Botanical Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The present chapter focused on the antibacterial potency of African medicinal plants and
their constituents against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria. Based …

Methylene-bridged dimeric natural products involving one-carbon unit in biosynthesis

Y Fan, J Shen, Z Liu, K Xia, W Zhu, P Fu - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to February 2022 Naturally occurring dimeric molecules attract considerable
attention from both chemists and biologists. The methylene-bridged dimers with one-carbon …

Efficient Synthesis of Spiro[chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5,3′-indoline]-tetraones by a One-Pot and Three-Component Reaction

K Jadidi, R Ghahremanzadeh… - Journal of Combinatorial …, 2009 - ACS Publications
An efficient one-pot synthesis of novel 8, 9-dihydrospiro [chromeno [2, 3-d] pyrimidine-5, 3′-
indoline]-2, 2′, 4, 6 (1 H, 3 H, 7 H)-tetraone derivatives by a three-component condensation …

2, 3-Disubstituted-1, 4-naphthoquinones, 12H-benzo [b] phenothiazine-6, 11-diones and related compounds: synthesis and biological evaluation as potential …

VK Tandon, HK Maurya, A Tripathi… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
A series of 2-chloro-3-arylsulfanyl-[1, 4] naphthoquinones (2), 2, 3-bis-arylsulfanyl-[1, 4]
naphthoquinones (3) and 12H-benzo [b] phenothiazine-6, 11-diones and their analogs 6–8 …

Eco-friendly synthesis of chromeno [4, 3-b] chromenes with a new photosensitized WO 3/ZnO@ NH 2-EY nanocatalyst

Z Jalili, R Tayebee, FM Zonoz - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A new heterogeneous photoredox nanocatalyst WO3/ZnO@ NH2-EY (EY: eosin Y) was
fabricated and characterized employing some instrumental techniques such as XRD, FT-IR …

Diospyrone, crassiflorone and plumbagin: three antimycobacterial and antigonorrhoeal naphthoquinones from two Diospyros spp.

V Kuete, JG Tangmouo, JJM Meyer, N Lall - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimycobacterial and antigonorrhoeal activities of
three naphthoquinones (diospyrone, crassiflorone and plumbagin) from Diospyros …