TY - JOUR AU - Aro, Abimbola O. AU - Dzoyem, Jean P. AU - Awouafack, Maurice D. AU - Selepe, Mamoalosi A. AU - Eloff, Jacobus N. AU - McGaw, Lyndy J. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/05/22 TI - Fractions and isolated compounds from Oxyanthus speciosus subsp. stenocarpus (Rubiaceae) have promising antimycobacterial and intracellular activity JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 108 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Tuberculosis is a deadly disease caused by Mycobacterium species. The use of medicinal plants is an ancient global practice for the treatment and prevention of diverse ailments including tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize antimycobacterial compounds by bioassay-guided fractionation of the acetone leaf extract of Oxyanthus speciosus. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2520-x DO - 10.1186/s12906-019-2520-x ID - Aro2019 ER -