Ursane-Type Triterpenes, Phenolics and Phenolic Derivatives from Leaf.

is a hemi-parasitic plant used in African ethnomedicine for the management of microbial infections, rheumatic pain and tumors amongst others. We report the isolation and characterization of eight compounds with their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The air-dried powdered leaf was macerated in EtOH/H0 (4:1).

Iron deficiency, still a rarity in children with sickle cell anemia in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

In this study, children with sickle cell anemia were evaluated for iron deficiency. Serum ferritin and free erythrocyte protoporphyrin free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP) levels, mean corpuscular volume mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) were used in determining their iron status. The study was done at Pediatric Hematology Outpatient Clinic of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals' Complex, Ile-Ife.

Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta-Endorphin Levels Show a Strong Association in Children with Cerebral Malaria.

Background: Beta (β)-endorphins are endogenous neuropeptides found in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of humans but there have been reports of the relationship between the plasma and CSF β-endorphin levels in different clinical conditions. However, the relationship between β-endorphin levels in the plasma and CSF of children with cerebral malaria (CM) has not been reported.

Aim: To determine the relationship between β-endorphin levels in the CSF and plasma of children with CM.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor from Anthocleista vogelii leaf extracts.

Background: Anthocleista vogelii (Planch) is used in folk medicine in conditions related to inflammation and oxidative stress. This suggests that some of its constituents could possess ability to reduce oxidative damage to cells and ameliorate inflammatory conditions which are two prominent features in the brain of a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Aim Of Study: The leaf extracts were investigated for their bioactive constituents in our quest for novel compounds for the management of Alzheimer's disease.

Memory enhancing, anticholinesterase and antimicrobial activities of β-phenylnitroethane and essential oil of Dennettia tripetala Baker f.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Dennettia tripetala Baker f. belonging to the family Annonaceae is an important food and medicinal plant used in some local communities in Southwest Nigeria.

Aims Of The Study: The study aims at determining the chemical composition of the essential oil of different morphological parts of D.