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Simultaneous determination of iron(III) and vanadium(V) with N-phenylcinnamohydroxamic acid and thiocyanate by extraction-spectrophotometry
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
N-Phenylcinnarnohydroxamic acid (PCHA) reacts with iron(III) and vanadium(V) in the presence of thiocyanate to form water-insoluble orange and green complexes, respectively. The iron(III)-PCHA and vanadium(V)-PCHA-thiocyanate ...
Alkaloids of Teclea nobilis
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
A new furoquinoline alkaloid to which we have assigned the trivial name nobiline, and seven other quinonline alkaloids were isolated and identified from the leaves and fruits of Teclea nobilis, an African medicinal plant.
Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of the constituents of turraea robusta and turraea nilotica
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Turraea robusta and Turraea nilotica are African medicinal plants used for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases, including malaria. The genus Turraea is rich in limonoids and other ...
(+)-Tephrodin - A New Flavone from Tephrosia purpurea
(1972)
Tephrosia species are widely used
in East African traditional medicinal
practice to treat various infectious
diseases. In our continued search
for antiplasmodial agents from
Tephrosia species found in Kenya a
new ...
Anthraquinones and chemotaxonomy of the asphodelaceae
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Phytochemical investigations on three genera of the Asphodelaceae, Aloe, KniphoJla and
Bulbine showed that 1-methyl-8-hydroxyanthraquinones and anthrone-C-glycosides are
characteristic constituents of the genus Aloe, ...
Terpurinflavone: An antiplasmodial flavone from the stem of Tephrosia Purpurea
(Elsevier B.V., 2011)
The stem extract of Tephrosia purpurea showed anti plasmodial activity against the D6 (chloroquinesensitive)
and W2 (chloroquine-resistant) strains of Plasmodium /aldparum with 1(50 values of
10.47 ± 2.22 f.Lg/mland 12.06 ...
Crystal Structures and Cytotoxicity ofent-Kaurane-TypeDiterpenoids from TwoAspiliaSpecies
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
A phytochemical investigation of the roots ofAspilia plurisetaled to the isolationofent-kaurane-type diterpenoids and additional phytochemicals (1–23).The structures ofthe isolated compounds were ...
A Survey Of Traditional Medicinal Uses Of Catha Edulis (Celastraceae) In Meru And Eembu Counties Of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Catha edulis (qat) is an evergreen tree or shrub whose young leaves and stems are widely chewed in Eastern Africa. The
aim of the present study was to document ethnomedicinal value of Catha edulis as used traditionally ...
LC-MS-Based Metabolomics for the Chemosystematics of Kenyan Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant with a worldwide distribution. The species has undergone enormous taxonomic changes which caused confusion amongst plant users. In Kenya, for example, two varieties ...