F R van Heerden

Summary

Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Country: South Africa

Publications

  1. ncbi In vitro anti-plasmodial activity of Dicoma anomala subsp. gerrardii (Asteraceae): identification of its main active constituent, structure-activity relationship studies and gene expression profiling
    John V W Becker
    Biosciences, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
    Malar J 10:295. 2011
  2. ncbi Hoodia gordonii: a natural appetite suppressant
    F R van Heerden
    School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:434-7. 2008
  3. ncbi Antibacterial activity of flavonoids from the stem bark of Erythrina caffra thunb
    J C Chukwujekwu
    Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Scottsville, South Africa
    Phytother Res 25:46-8. 2011
  4. ncbi South African Helichrysum species: a review of the traditional uses, biological activity and phytochemistry
    A C U Lourens
    School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:630-52. 2008
  5. ncbi In vitro biological activities of niloticane, a new bioactive cassane diterpene from the bark of Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
    I M S Eldeen
    Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 128:555-60. 2010

Collaborators

  • A C U Lourens
  • John V W Becker
  • J C Chukwujekwu
  • J van Staden
  • I M S Eldeen
  • Anna C van Brummelen
  • Dalu T Mancama
  • Peter J Smith
  • Neil R Crouch
  • Vinesh J Maharaj
  • Pamisha Pillay
  • Bridget G Crampton
  • Edwin M Mmutlane
  • Marina M van der Merwe
  • Chris Parkinson

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi In vitro anti-plasmodial activity of Dicoma anomala subsp. gerrardii (Asteraceae): identification of its main active constituent, structure-activity relationship studies and gene expression profiling
    John V W Becker
    Biosciences, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
    Malar J 10:295. 2011
    ..One of the plants selected for investigation was Dicoma anomala subsp. gerrardii, based on its ethnomedicinal profile...
  2. ncbi Hoodia gordonii: a natural appetite suppressant
    F R van Heerden
    School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:434-7. 2008
    ..The aim of this review is to summarize the botany, ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry of Hoodia gordonii...
  3. ncbi Antibacterial activity of flavonoids from the stem bark of Erythrina caffra thunb
    J C Chukwujekwu
    Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Scottsville, South Africa
    Phytother Res 25:46-8. 2011
    ..The minimum inhibitory concentration values obtained (MIC) ranged from 3.9??g/mL to 125??g/mL. This is the first report of antibacterial activity of burttinone and the isolation of these compounds from E. caffra...
  4. ncbi South African Helichrysum species: a review of the traditional uses, biological activity and phytochemistry
    A C U Lourens
    School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:630-52. 2008
    ..The aim of this paper is to present a collated and coherent overview of the documented traditional uses of Helichrysum species and to update the botanical identity of previously studied species...
  5. ncbi In vitro biological activities of niloticane, a new bioactive cassane diterpene from the bark of Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
    I M S Eldeen
    Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 128:555-60. 2010
    ..kraussiana was reported in African traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments. Isolation of an active compound in this study from the bark extract may lead to the validation of its efficiency as a traditional crude drug...