Search
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokine Release by Flavones and Flavanones from the Leaves of Dracaena steudneri Engl
(University of Nairobi, 2021-03)
The leaves of Dracaena steudneri yielded 6 new flavonoids-3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methyl-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1: ), 5,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (2: ), 3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-3',4'- ...
Two new flavonoids from Dracaena usambarensis Engl.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Investigations of the root extract of Dracaena usambarensis Engl. for anticancer principles led to the characterization of one new homoisoflavonoid, (3S)-3,4ʹ,5,6-tetrahydroxy-7-methoxyhomoisoflavanone (1) and a new ...
Anti-inflammatory norhopanes from the root bark of Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) H.M.Gardner
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Two new norhopane derivatives namely 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β,11α-di[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24-norhopa-4(23)-ene (1) and 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β-[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24-norhopa-4(23)-ene (2) together with two ...
Anti-inflammatory steroidal sapogenins and a conjugated chalcone-stilbene from Dracaena usambarensis Engl
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Four new steroidal sapogenins, dracaenogenins CF (1-4), a new conjugated chalcone-stilbene, 3''-methoxycochinchinenene H (5) together with eight known compounds namely, (25S)-spirosta-1,4-dien-3-one (6), trans-resveratrol ...
Antibacterial Activities of Thirteen Naturally Occuring Compounds From Two Kenyan Medicinal Plants: Zanthoxylum Paracanthum (Mildbr) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) and Dracaena Usambarensis Engl. (Asparagaceae) Against MDR Phenotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The antibacterial potency of thirteen compounds reported from two distinct genera, Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) and Dracaena (Asparagaceae) against a panel of sensitive and multi-drug resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative ...