Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and toxic potential of extracts and triterpenes isolated from Maytenus imbricata

The phytochemical study of hexane/ethyl ether (1:1) extract of the roots of M. imbricata, Celastraceae, resulted in the isolation and characterization of six known triterpenes: 11α-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-3-one, previously isolated from this species besides, 3β,11α-di-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene, 3,7-dioxofr...

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Main Authors: Vanessa G. Rodrigues, Lucienir P. Duarte, Grácia D. F. Silva, Fernando C. Silva, Jefferson V. Góes, Jacqueline A. Takahashi, Lúcia P. S. Pimenta, Sidney A. Vieira Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2012-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422012000700017&lng=en&tlng=en