Platycelphium (Engl.) Wild (Leguminosae) is a monotypic genus that occurs in the drier parts of Eastern Africa (Gillett et 01., 1971). Prior to this report, the only phytochemical studies on Platycelphium voense describe ...

Phytochemical investigation of the dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) extract of the roots of Bulbine frutescens led to the isolation of a new xanthone, 8-hydroxy-6-methylxanthone-1-carboxylic acid (1) and a new phenylanthraquinone, ...

From the roots, leaves and pods of Tephrosia pentaphylla three new 6-oxygenated rotenoids (dihydrostemonal, 9-demethyldihydrostemonal and 6-acetoxydihydrostemonal) were isolated and characterized. In addition six known ...

Seed pods of Millettia dura yielded four novel isoflavones, which have been characterized as 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-8,8-dimethyl-4H,8H-benzo[1,2-b: 3,4-b′]dipyran-4-one (trivial name, durallone), 6-demethyldurallone, ...

The genus Millettia belongs to the family Fabaceae. It is represented by more than 200 species and is, found widely distributed in tropical Africa, Australia and Asia. Previous chemical investigationsof a number" of ...

Conventionally, neglected diseases are considered as a group of 13 infectious diseases that are . endemic in the low income populations in the tropical developing world. They can be classified as those caused by trypanosomal ...

From the seed pods of Millettia dura a new isoflavone has been isolated and identified as 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-8,8-dimethyl-4H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b‘]dipyran-4-one (trivial name 6-methoxycalopogonium isoflavone A). ...

The dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) extract of the stem bark of Millettia usaramensis subspecies usaramensis was tested for its larvicidal activity against the 4th instar Aedes aegypti larvae and demonstrated activity with ...

The surface exudates of the leaves of Dodonaea angustifolia from Ngong forest population (6 km from Nairobi city center, Kenya) demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli), Gram-positive ...