The crude ethanol extract of B. repanda showed the cytotoxic activity against Polio virus (25% activity at 150 μg/disk) and the minor cytotoxic activity against BSC cells (African green monkey kidney) . However, the crude ethanol extract of B. repanda was non-toxic to murine leukaemia cells CCL 46 P388D1 (IC50, > 62,500 ng/ml) . Cytotoxic and antifungal activities were strongly shown by Fr. 64-3 which was eluted with 90% CH3CN/H2O, 100% CH3CN, and 50% CH3CN/H2O (SM 2 at 150 μg/disk) . The fraction 64-3 also showed the most cytotoxic activity against murine leukaemia cells (128 mg, IC50 10,051 ng/ml at 75 μg/disk) . These results suggest that this fraction has a potent antifungal activity against the dermatophytic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 28185.
ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.