Antifungal and antiprotozoal activity of some members of Rubiaceae-a review
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2011-03
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NBU Journal of Plant Sciences
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Sen, Arnab
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University of North Bengal
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Dutta Choudhury, K., & Dutta Choudhury, M. (2011). Antifungal and antiprotozoal activity of some members of Rubiaceae-a review. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences, 5(1), 8–14. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4436
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Dutta Choudhury, Katyayani
Dutta Choudhury, Manabendra
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The Rubiaceae is the largest and most popularly known woody plant family in the wet tropics and
subtropics. It contains approximately 13,200 species in 660 genera, some of the species having ethno
medicinal significance and reported to possess a wide range of medicinal practices. Some of the important
genera belonging to the family are Coffea, Rubia, Cinchona, Uncaria, Gardenia, Hedyotis, Morinda,
Mitragyna, Oldenlandia, xora, etc, having used by traditional peoples in curing various diseases and
reported to be used as antimicrobials, antioxidants, antifeedants, analgesics, antivenomous and also found
to play roles in hepatoprotection and activity against tumour formation.
The review paper deals with the presert status of the family Rubiaceae being used as antifungals and
antiplasmoidals and the chemical constituents investigated till date showing bioactive principles against
various pathogenic fungi and protozoan. Literature survey reveals that only 35 plants have been
investigated to possess antifungal properties and 22 have been reported to be used as antiplasmoidals out of
660 genera of Rubiaceac.
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5
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1
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0974-6927
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8 - 14