Antifungal Saponins from the Maya Medicinal Plant Cestrum schlechtendahlii G. Don (Solanaceae).

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the crude extract (80% EtOH) of the leaves of Cestrum schlechtendahlii, a plant used by Q'eqchi' Maya healers for treatment of athlete's foot, resulted in the isolation and identification of two spirostanol saponins (1 and 2). Structure elucidation by MS, 1D-NMR, and...

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Published in:	Phytotherapy Research Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 439 - 447
Main Authors:	Ta, Chieu Anh Kim, Guerrero ‐ Analco, J. Antonio, Roberts, Elizabeth, Liu, Rui, Mogg, Christopher D., Saleem, Ammar, Otárola ‐ Rojas, Marco, Poveda, Luis, Sanchez ‐ Vindas, Pablo, Cal, Victor, Caal, Federico, Subramaniam, Rajagopal, Smith, Myron L., Arnason, John T.
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Mar2016
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