Screening of the in vitro antileishmanial activities of compounds and secondary metabolites isolated from Maytenus guianensis Klotzsch ex Reissek (Celastraceae) chichuá Amazon

Screening of the in vitro antileishmanial activities of compounds and secondary metabolites isolated from Maytenus guianensis Klotzsch ex Reissek (Celastraceae) chichuá Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION Maytenus guianensis is a member of the Celastraceae family that is used in traditional medicine, particularly for its anti-parasitic and anti-cancer effects. To explore the ethnopharmacological potential of this plant, the present study was designed to screen the in vitro anti...

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Main Authors: Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Renato Abreu Lima, Fernanda Bay Hurtado, Guilherme Matos Passarini, Sharon Rose Aragão Macedo, Neuza Biguinati de Barros, Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira, Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros, Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão, Roberto Nicolete, Valdir Alves Facundo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Triterpenes
Leishmania amazonensis
Chemotherapy
Ethnopharmacology
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