Antiamoebic and Antigiardial Activity of Plant Flavonoids**

Fernando Calzada; Mariana Meckes; Roberto Cedillo-Rivera

doi:10.1055/s-2006-960445

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Planta Med 1999; 65(1): 78-80
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960445

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Antiamoebic and Antigiardial Activity of Plant Flavonoids**

Fernando Calzada¹ _, ² , Mariana Meckes² , Roberto Cedillo-Rivera³

¹Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
²Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología de Productos Naturales, Hospital de Pediatría, Centre Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México
³Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Hospital de Pediatría, Centra Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México

** Taken in part from the PhD thesis of F. Calzada

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The in vitro antiprotozoal activity of 18 natural flavonoids has been determined against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia. (-)-Epicatechin, (-)-epigallocatechin and kaempferol were the most active flavonoids against both protozoa.