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The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants, part III: least abundant compound classes

Conrad V. Simoben,a   Fidele Ntie-Kang,*ab   Lydia L. Lifongo,a   Smith B. Babiaka,a   Wolfgang Sipplb  and  Luc Meva'a Mbaze*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P. O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
E-mail: fidele.ntie-kang@ubuea.cm
Tel: +237 77915473

b Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck Str. 4, Halle, Saale 06120, Germany

c Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, P. O. Box 24157, Douala, Cameroon
E-mail: lmbazze@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237 99232190

Abstract

In this review, a continuation of our in-depth coverage of natural products derived from West African medicinal plants with diverse biological activities has been given. In the previous parts of this review series, the most abundant bioactive compound classes: terpenoids, flavonoids and alkaloids from West Africa were thoroughly investigated. We now focus on the least abundant compound classes (quinones, steroids, phenolics, glycosides, and other classes), having remarkable biological activities. A correlation between the biological activities of the derived compounds and the uses of the plants in African traditional medicine has been established.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA05376A
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
05 Jun 2014
Accepted
04 Aug 2014
First published
05 Aug 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 40095-40110

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The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants, part III: least abundant compound classes

C. V. Simoben, F. Ntie-Kang, L. L. Lifongo, S. B. Babiaka, W. Sippl and L. M. Mbaze, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 40095 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA05376A

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