Toxicological properties of an aqueous extract of Aristolochia triangularis leaves, using the brine shrimp lethality and Allium cepa bioassays

ABSTRACT: The aqueous extract of Aristolochia triangularis leaves showed activity against Artemia salina larvae, with an LD50 of 370.6 µg/mL. In experiments with Allium cepa seeds, the extract caused a 51.26% reduction in the germination index, inhibited mean root growth, and was cytotoxic at conce...

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Main Authors: José Darlan Alves da Silva, Cláudio Rodrigo Nogueira, Maria do Carmo Vieira, Silvia Cristina Heredia-Vieira, Alexeia Barufatti, Bruno do Amaral Crispim, Luiza Flávia Veiga Francisco, Lucilene Finoto Viana, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000800753&lng=en&tlng=en