In Cameroon, infectious diseases are amongst the most commonly notified diseases and
largest cause of mortality. Many plants are used locally in traditional medicine for their …

Lapachol is a naphthoquinone that was first isolated by E. Paterno from Tabebuia
avellanedae (Bignoniaceae) in 1882. A wide spectrum of therapeutic activities have been …

Chemical investigation of many bacterial and fungal, as well as plant species has revealed
the presence of interesting compounds derived from naphthalene-1, 4-naphthoquinones …

Lapachol is a naturally occurring 1, 4-naphthoquinone originally isolated by the Italian
phytochemist E. Paterno from Tabebuia avellanedae (Bignoniaceae) in 1882 and …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Lapachol (1), β-lapachone (2) and α-lapachone (3) are three well-
studied natural products isolated from Tabebuia impetiginosa having most interesting …

In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

The study of the chemical constituents of the roots of Newbouldia laevis (Bignoniaceae) has
resulted in the isolation and characterization of a naphthoquinone–anthraquinone coupled …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Beilschmiedia acuta Kosterm, Clausena anisata
(Willd) Hook, Fagara tessmannii Engl., Newbouldia laevis Seem., and Polyscias fulva …

Background Natural products are well recognized as sources of drugs in several human
ailments. In the present work, we carried out a preliminary screening of six natural …

The methanolic extract (NLB) and ten compounds isolated from the root bark of Newbouldia
laevis Seem, namely chrysoeriol (1), newbouldiaquinone (2), 2-acetylfuro-1, 4 …