Galactolipids from Bauhinia racemosa as a new class of antifilarial agents against human lymphatic filarial parasite, Brugia malayi

…, S Misra, J Gupta, S Misra-Bhattacharya

Index: Sashidhara, Koneni V.; Singh, Suriya P.; Misra, Sweta; Gupta, Jyoti; Misra-Bhattacharya, Shailja European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 50, p. 230 - 235

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Abstract

Bioassay guided fractionation of ethanolic extract of the leaves of Bauhinia racemosa led to the isolation of galactolipid and catechin class of the compounds (1–7) from the most active n-butanol fraction (F4). Among the active galactolipids, 1 emerged as the lead molecule which was active on both forms of lymphatic filarial parasite, Brugia malayi. It was found to be better than the standard drug ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in terms of ...