Effect of Elatol, Isolated from Red Seaweed Laurencia dendroidea, on Leishmania amazonensis
In the present study, we investigated the antileishmanial activity of sesquiterpene elatol, the major constituent of the Brazilian red seaweed Laurencia dendroidea (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux, against L. amazonensis. Elatol after 72 h of treatment, showed an IC50 of 4.0 µM and 0.45 µM for promastigote a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-10-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/11/2733/ |