Ancistrocladus: Potential Anti-AIDS Source
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Description: Information on the tropical rainforest vine, A. korupensis, from which an alkaloid has been isolated that shows activity against the HIV virus.
Ancistrocladus: Potential Anti-AIDS Source New Crops News, Spring 1994, vol. 4 no. 1 Ancistrocladus: Potential Anti-AIDS Source A tall woody vine found in the Korup National Park, in the Southwest Province of Cameroon, by Duncan W. Thomas, a researcher then employed by the Missouri Botanical Garden, has been shown by the National Cancer Institute to have possible activity against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The active compound, a dimeric alkaloid called michellamine B, has shown great promise against both HIV-I and HIV-2.
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