Aims: Screening total alkaloidal extract from Alstonia boonei root bark for antimicrobial and wound healing activity. Methodology: The anti-microbial screening was performed using the agar well diffusion method and the excision wound model was employed for the wound healing exper...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/13952
Xylopic acid is one of the most abundant constituents in Xylopia aethiopica. Various studies have shown that the compound possesses a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. In this study, the antimicrobial activities of novel ester, amide and de-acetyl derivatives of xylopic a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2019/45824
Aims: To synthesize and characterize novel ester, amide and ether (from deacetyl) derivatives of xylopic acid. Methodology: Base catalysed ester formation was employed in the synthesis of the esters while direct coupling with HBTU was employed in the synthesis of the amide deriva...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27962