Table 2 Summary of promising anti-malarial phenolics, polyacetylenes and quinones derived from African flora
Compound class | Isolated metabolites | Plant species (Family) | Part of plant studied | Place of harvest (locality, country) | Author, reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenolics | 39 | Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae) | Stem bark | Bandjoun, Cameroon | |
40 and 41 | Sorindeia juglandifolia (Anacardiaceae) | Fruits | Mt. Kalla, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Boyom et al. [70] | |
Kamkumo et al. [71] | |||||
42 | Combretum molle (Combretaceae ) | Stem bark | Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia | Asres et al.[72] | |
43 | Alchornea cordifolia (Euphorbiaceae) | Leaves | Ivory Coast | Banzouzi et al.[73] | |
44 | Vepris uguenensis (Rutaceae) | Roots | Baringo District, Kenya | Cheplogoi et al.[74] | |
45 | Garcinia polyantha (Guttiferae) | Roots | Mt Kalla, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Lannang et al. [75] | |
46 | Gossypium sp. (Malvaceae) | Seeds | Diverse regions from the continent | Deck et al. [76] | |
Polyacetylenes | 47, 48, 49 and 50 | Cussonia zimmermanii (Araliaceae) | Root bark | Pugu Forest, Tanzania | Senn et al.[77] |
Quinones | 51, 52, 53 and 54 | Hoslundia opposita (Lamiaceae) | Root bark | Tanzania | Achenbach et al.[78] |
55 | Cassia siamea (Fabaceae) | Stem bark | Otu (Oyo State), Nigeria | Ajaiyeoba et al.[79] | |
56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 | Psorospermum glaberrimum (Hypericaceae) | Root bark | Ekombité, Cameroon | Lenta et al.[80] | |
62, 63, 64, 65 and 66 | Harungana madagascariens (Hypericaceae) | Root bark | Bazou, Cameroon | Lenta et al.[81] | |
67 | Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) | Stem bark | Ibadan, Nigeria | Makinde et al. [82] | |
68 and 69 | Kniphophia foliosa (Asphodelaceae) | Roots | Dagne et al. [83] | ||
Bringmann et al. [84] | |||||
70 and 71 | Kigelia pinnata (Bignoniaceae) | Root bark | Weiss et al. [85] |