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ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry2026

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of

Gaétan Bayiha Ba Njock, Jean Noel Nyemb, Norbert Mbabi Nyemeck Ii, Mc Jesus Kinyok, Angélique Nicolas Messi, Joseph Thierry Ndongo, Dominique Serge Ngono Bikobo, Auguste Abouem A Zintchem, Josephine Ngo Mbing, Marina Kritsanida and 2 more

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Review in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Gaétan Bayiha Ba NjockDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, P.O. Box 814 Maroua, Cameroon.
Jean Noel NyembDepartment of Refining and Petrochemistry, National Advanced School of Mines and Petroleum Industries, The University of Maroua, Kaele 08, Cameroon.
Norbert Mbabi Nyemeck IiDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Mc Jesus KinyokDepartment of Chemistry, Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Angélique Nicolas MessiDépartement de Chimie Organique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaounde I, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Joseph Thierry NdongoDepartment of Chemistry, Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Dominique Serge Ngono BikoboDépartement de Chimie Organique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaounde I, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Auguste Abouem A ZintchemDepartment of Chemistry, Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Josephine Ngo MbingDépartement de Chimie Organique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaounde I, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Marina KritsanidaLaboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Equipe Produits Naturels, Analyses et Syntheses (PNAS), UMR/CNRS 8038 CiTCom, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université de Paris 4, Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France.
Dieudonne Emmanuel PegnyembDépartement de Chimie Organique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaounde I, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Marcello IritiDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genus Campylospermum (Ochnaceae) comprises about 65 species, including several with a long ethnomedicinal history in tropical regions of the world. The present review compiles the information available in the literature (until January 2025) on ethnomedicinal recommendations, phytochemical profiles, and biological activities, and suggests future prospects for the therapeutic applications of Campylospermum species (CS). Previous work revealed that 66 compounds, belonging to diverse families of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, alkaloids, nitrile glucosides, steroids, and others, have been isolated and characterized in the genus. The structures of these compounds were determined by analysing their mass spectrometric (MS) and spectroscopic data and by comparison with those previously reported in the literature. DFT analysis was used to establish the structural conformation of calanthumidole 52. Some pure compounds, as well as crude extracts of the CS, have shown antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antileishmanial, and antimalarial activities by using disc-diffusion/agar-dilution assays, brine shrimp assay, parasite lactate-dehydrogenase (pLDH) assay, and Alamar blue assay, respectively. CS appears to be a good reservoir of flavonoids (59.1%) like amentoflavone, which moderately inhibits the promastigote form of Leishmania infantum. CS is used in folk medicine as a laxative, purgative, analgesic, and aphrodisiac, as well as for the treatment of various diseases, including dysentery, toothache, diarrhea, rheumatism, gastric pain, gonorrhea, icterus, whitlow, and malaria. This review mainly reports the known isolated and characterized compounds from CS and their biological activities, providing a reference for researchers worldwide to undertake further investigation and evaluate other CS species as a source of new bioactive compounds.

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Anti-Infective AgentsOchnaceaePhytochemicalsPlant ExtractsAnimalsHumansAnti-Infective AgentsPhytochemicalsPlant Extractsbiological activitybioprospectingCampylospermumdrug discoveryethnomedicinephytochemicals

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PMID42283187

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