Chromatographic fractionation of anti-sickling agents in fagara xanthoxyloides
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1981
Abstract
Fractionation of an aqueous extract of root bark from Fagara xanthoxyloides by column chromatography on DEAE-A-50, utilizing an elution gradient of pH 7.5–5.0, yielded five fractions. All fractions reversed metabisulfite-induced sickling in vitro of erythrocytes homozygous for hemoglobin S. Only the fraction containing the least anti-sickling activity also contained alkaloids. Thin-layer chromatography on silica gel and aluminum oxide revealed further molecular heterogeneity within two of the fractions. © 1981 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Recommended Citation
Abu, Sophia; Anyaibe, Stephen; and Headings, Verle, "Chromatographic fractionation of anti-sickling agents in fagara xanthoxyloides" (1981). The Center For Sickle Cell Disease Faculty Publications. 325.
https://dh.howard.edu/sicklecell_fac/325