Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3818

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity assay and partial chemical characterization of Kenyan Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae family) extracts

Peter Karanja Kamau
  • Peter Karanja Kamau
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Zipporah Ng’ang’a
  • Zipporah Ng’ang’a
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Francis M. Njeruh
  • Francis M. Njeruh
  • Department of Public Health, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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John Thuita
  • John Thuita
  • Institute of Biotechnology research (Cancer division), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O. Box 362-00902, Kikuyu, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 09 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 02 January 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Kamau, P. K., Ng’ang’a, Z., Njeruh, F. M., & Thuita, J. (2020). In vitro antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity assay and partial chemical characterization of Kenyan Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae family) extracts. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 14(2), 73-80.
Chicago /
Peter Karanja Kamau, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Francis M. Njeruh and John Thuita  . "In vitro antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity assay and partial chemical characterization of Kenyan Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae family) extracts." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 14, no. 2 (2020): 73-80.
MLA /
Peter Karanja Kamau, et al. "In vitro antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity assay and partial chemical characterization of Kenyan Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae family) extracts." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 14.2 (2020): 73-80.