Cryptolepine

Clinical trial

Mechanism of Action

DNA intercalation; antimalarial (disrupts haemozoin formation); antimicrobial; cytotoxic; hypoglycaemic

Research Notes

Clinical trial in Ghana showed antimalarial efficacy comparable to chloroquine; in vitro activity against Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme spirochaete); broad-spectrum antimicrobial

Found In 1 Herb

Cryptolepis

Western

3D Molecular Structure

Indoloquinoline alkaloid

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Cryptolepine

Indoloquinoline alkaloidNitrogen-containing compounds with potent pharmacological effects

Representative pattern: C₉H₇N₂O

Atoms

Nitrogen

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

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