Identification of Novel Plant-derived Anti-malarial Compounds
Principal Investigator(s)
Anderson, Timothy J. C.
Funded by
UTHSCSA
Research Start Date
Status
Inactive
Malaria is major public health problem, causing over 1 million deaths per year worldwide. The discovery and development of new antimalarial drugs is becoming increasingly urgent as drug- resistant strains become increasingly prevalent. We propose to isolate the active antimalarial compound(s) present in the crude extracts in at least 14 previously uninvestigated plants that have promising antimalarial activity.