A preliminary screening of potentially antimalarial plants against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

• Main Authors: Khaw, L.T., Leerach, N., Yap, N.J., Jaturas, N., Mahboob, T., Tan, T.C., Dungca, J.Z., LosBanos, Z.D., Sitthisak, S., Chow, S.C., Lim, Y.A.L., Sawangjaroen, N., Wiart, C., Nissapatorn, V.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16276/

Plasmodium is a blood protozoan parasite that is responsible for malaria. To date, Plasmodium falciparum has shown multi-drug resistance, particularly in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. The aim of the study is to screen the plant extracts that can effectively inhibit P. falciparum 3D7, a common lab...