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Table 2 Summary of anti-malarial alkaloids derived from the African flora – acridones, amides and cryptolepines

From: The potential of anti-malarial compounds derived from African medicinal plants. Part I: A pharmacological evaluation of alkaloids and terpenoids

Compound subclass

Isolated metabolites

Plant species (Family)

Part of plant studied

Place of harvest (locality, country)

Author, reference

Acridones

42a, b, cand 43b

Teclea gerrardii a

Root barka

Durban, South Africaa

Waffo et al.[70]a

Zanthoxylum leprieurii b

Fruitsb

Yaoundé, Cameroonb

Tchinda et al.[71]b

Teclea trichocarpa c

Leavesc

  

(Rutaceae)

   

44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49

Teclea trichocarpa (Rutaceae)

Leaves

Nairobi, Kenya

Wurithi et al.[72]

50

Vepris uguenensis (Rutaceae)

Roots

Baringo District, Kenya

Cheplogoi et al.[68], Kiplimo [73]

Amides

51

Hugonia castaneifolia (Linaceae)

Root bark

Pugu forest, Tanzania

Baraza et al.[74]

52

Beilschmiedia zenkeri (Lauraceae)

Bark

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Lenta et al.[75]

Cryptolepines

53

Sida acuta (Malvaceae)

Aerial parts

Ivory Coast

Banzounzi et al.[76]

53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 63′

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Periplocaceae)

Stemsa

Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana, Guinea Bissau and other regions

Barku et al.[77]a

Root barkb

 

Cimanga et al. [78, 79]a, b

Rootsc

 

Ablordeppey et al. [80]a

  

Paulo et al. [81]c

  

Hadden et al. [82]

  1. a,b and ccorrespond to the respective references.