Planta Med 2002; 68(2): 169-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-20249
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Nematocidal Activity of Isoquinoline Alkaloids Against a Species of Diplogastridae

Rinako Matsuhashi1 , Tadaaki Satou1 , Kazuo Koike1 , Akihito Yokosuka2 , Yoshihiro Mimaki2 , Yutaka Sashida2 , Tamotsu Nikaido1
  • 1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Chiba, Japan
  • 2School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
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March 1, 2001

June 3, 2001

Publikationsdatum:
22. Februar 2002 (online)

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Abstract

We examined the nematocidal activity of various isoquinoline alkaloids. The method of evaluating nematocidal activity involved the microscopic examination of the state of larvae after the compound was administered to determine the minimum lethal concentration (MLC). In addition, cytotoxic activity (IC50) was examined using HL-60 culture cells. The compound dehydrocorydaline was found to have considerable nematocidal activity and weak cytotoxicity; its cytotoxicity value was equal to that of thiabendazole. We conclude that dehydrocorydaline, with its attractive balance between nematocidal activity and weak cytotoxicity, is the most promising of the tested compounds as a possible remedy for parasitic diseases.

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Department of Pharmacognosy

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Toho University

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