Medicinal Chemistry

Angela Owusu- Ansah

Publications

• Research Article
  Wound Healing and Anti-Infective Properties of Myrianthus arboreus and Alchornea cordifolia
  Author(s): Christian Agyare, Angela Owusu- Ansah, Paul Poku Sampane Ossei, John Antwi Apenteng and Yaw Duah BoakyeChristian Agyare, Angela Owusu- Ansah, Paul Poku Sampane Ossei, John Antwi Apenteng and Yaw Duah Boakye
  
  Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. (Cecropiaceae) and Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Muel. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) are tropical plants used for the treatment of ailments such as diarrhoea, malaria, boils, dysentery, wounds and skin infections. The study investigated the antimicrobial, antioxidant and wound healing properties of methanol leaf extract of M. arboreus (MLMA), aqueous (AqLAC) and ethanol leaf extracts (ELAC) of A. cordifolia. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts was examined using the agar diffusion and micro-dilution methods against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 4853, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Bacillus subtilis NTCC 10073 and clinical strain of Candida albicans. Antioxidant property of the extracts was determined by DPPH method and wound healing property of the extracts determined using excisio.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0444.1000191

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