Chemical composition and evaluation of antileishmanial and cytotoxic activities of the essential oil from leaves of Cryptocarya aschersoniana Mez. (Lauraceae Juss.)

Chemical composition and evaluation of antileishmanial and cytotoxic activities of the essential oil from leaves of Cryptocarya aschersoniana Mez. (Lauraceae Juss.)

Abstract Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, which affects around two million people worldwide. One major drawback in the treatment of leishmaniasis is the emergence of resistance to current chemotherapeutics. Medicinal and aromatic plants constitute a maj...

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Main Authors: PRISCILA M. DE ANDRADE, DAIANA C. DE MELO, ANA ELISA T. ALCOBA, WALNIR G. FERREIRA JÚNIOR, MARIANA C. PAGOTTI, LIZANDRA G. MAGALHÃES, TAINÁ C.L. DOS SANTOS, ANTÔNIO E.M. CROTTI, CASSIA C.F. ALVES, MAYKER L.D. MIRANDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Cryptocarya aschersoniana
Lauraceae
essential oil
Leishmania amazonensis
cytotoxic activity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000602671&lng=en&tlng=en

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