Phytochemical, anti-Acanthamoeba, and anti-adhesion properties of Garcinia mangostana flower as preventive contact lens solution

• Main Authors: Suthinee Sangkanu, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Tooba Mahboob, Wilawan Mahabusarakam, Sopa Chewchanwuttiwong, Panisara Siphakdi, Tajudeen O. Jimoh, Polrat Wilairatana, Karma G. Dolma, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Christophe Patrice Andie Wiart, Roghayeh Norouzi, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Polydor Ngoy Mutombo, Veeranoot Nissapatorn
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
• Subjects: QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33223/1/Phytochemical%2C%20anti-Acanthamoeba%2C%20and%20anti-adhesion%20properties%20of%20Garcinia%20mangostana%20flower%20as%20preventive%20contact%20lens%20solution%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33223/2/Phytochemical%2C%20anti-Acanthamoeba%2C%20and%20anti-adhesion%20properties%20of%20Garcinia%20mangostana%20flower%20as%20preventive%20contact%20lens%20solution%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33223/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X21004447?casa_token=j_udSWBJMOAAAAAA:MpbXmiJTAnjslKKhjZKEZ5HpQCiyMcWexrClG2g7sQCZKzPYN-J5U63i7nh73JCYfBmRsptiSQ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106266

Acanthamoeba keratitis infection extends due to the growing number of contact lens users. Indigenous plants including Garcinia mangostana play a vital role in human health and well being. Many species of this plant have been reported with myriads of potent medicinal properties. However, the aims of...