Issue 54, 2014

The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants. Part I: uniqueness and chemotaxonomy

Abstract

This review gives an in depth coverage of the natural products derived from West African medicinal plants with diverse biological activities. Unique compound classes from West African flora having remarkable biological activities have been highlighted, as well as a correlation between the biological activities of the derived compounds and the uses of the plants in traditional African medicine, and their chemotaxonomic classifications have been included in the discussion. In the first part of the review, the focus is on alkaloids and flavonoids.

Graphical abstract: The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants. Part I: uniqueness and chemotaxonomy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
04 Apr 2014
Accepted
12 May 2014
First published
15 May 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 28728-28755

Author version available

The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants. Part I: uniqueness and chemotaxonomy

F. Ntie-Kang, L. L. Lifongo, C. V. Simoben, S. B. Babiaka, W. Sippl and L. M. Mbaze, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 28728 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA03038A

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