Objective Natural product chemistry continues to provide a rich source of pharmacologically active compounds and therefore extensively contributes to the chemical repertoire of medicinal chemistry. The development of new drugs still very much relies on the utilisation of physiologically active natural products.The proposed project focuses on the isolation, structural characterization, and determination of the biological activity of secondary metabolites produced by plants of Psorospermum species. In Cameroon traditional pharmacopoeia plays an essential role in health care due to the elevated costs of synthetic agents and their sometimes-undesirable side effects. An inquiry among traditional healers in the pygmee region in Cameroon revealed that many Psorospermum species are used in different local preparation commercialised against parasites. Besides antimicrobial and antifungal assays, the evaluation of antimalaria activity of the plant constituents is a major issue within the project. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesmalariamedical and health sciencesclinical medicinepneumologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineintegrative and complementary medicinemedical and health sciencesbasic medicinemedicinal chemistrynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipids Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-2.3R - Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF), Re-integration phase Call for proposal FP6-2004-MOBILITY-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IIF - Marie Curie actions-Incoming International Fellowships Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I EU contribution No data Address Ngoa-Ekelle Yaoundé 3 YAOUNDE Cameroon See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data