Antiplasmodial constituents of Cajanus cajan

Abstract
Bioactivity‐guided fractionation of extracts of roots and leaves of Cajanus cajan afforded 8 compounds: betulinic acid, biochanin A, cajanol, genistein and 2′‐hydroxygenistein, longistylin A and C, and pinostrobin. The two stilbenes, longistylin A and C, and betulinic acid showed a moderately high in vitro activity against the chloroquine‐sensitive Plasmodium falciparum strain 3D7. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Funding Information
  • Danish International Development Agency