Technologies
Title: | Polyalthia longifolia (isolated compound from Ashoka tree) |
Area: | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, COVID-19 Technology |
Focus Area: | Development of Repurposed Drugs for COVID-19 |
Developing Agency: | Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow |
Technology Readiness Index: | Commercialized |
| Website Link : | https://www.cdri.res.in/Home.aspx |
Brief Description
Description : | The Lab has identified that some isolated compounds from Polyalthia longifolia, commonly known as the ‘Ashoka tree’ have striking similarity to some of isolated compounds from Andrographis Paniculata. These are also being evaluated against the COVID-19 infection targets and models. |