Anti-Acanthamoeba activity of a semi-synthetic mangostin derivative and its ability in removal of Acanthamoeba triangularis WU19001 on contact lens

• Main Authors: Julalak Chuprom, Suthinee Sangkanu, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Rachasak Boonhok, Wilawan Mahabusarakam, L. Ravithej Singh, Ekachai Dumkliang, Kritamorn Jitrangsri, Alok K. Paul, Sirirat Surinkaew, Polrat Wilairatana, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Christophe Patrice Andie Wiart, Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira, Veeranoot Nissapatorn
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: PeerJ, Inc. 2022
• Subjects: QK710-899 Plant physiology; RS160-167 Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35499/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35499/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35499/; https://peerj.com/articles/14468/; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14468; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14468

Garcinia mangostana L., also known as the mangosteen tree, is a native medicinal plant in Southeast Asia having a wide variety of pharmacologically active compounds, including xanthonoid mangostin. In this study, we examined the pharmacological activities of the selected semi-synthetic mangostin der...