In Vitro antileishmania activity of sesquiterpene-rich essential oils from Nectandra species

In Vitro antileishmania activity of sesquiterpene-rich essential oils from Nectandra species

Context: New antileishmanias are needed because of toxicity, high cost and resistance problems associated with available drugs. Nectandra (Lauraceae) produces several classes of compounds but its essential oil has not previously been reported to have antileishmania activity. Objective: We evaluated...

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Main Authors: Lauriane Serpa Silva Bosquiroli, Ana Caroline dos Santos Ferreira, Katyuce Souza Farias, Eduarda Carneiro da Costa, Maria de Fátima Cepa Matos, Mônica Cristina Toffoli Kadri, Yasmin Silva Rizk, Flávio Macedo Alves, Renata Trentin Perdomo, Carlos Alexandre Carollo, Carla Cardozo Pinto de Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutical Biology
Subjects:
leishmania infantum
leishmania amazonensis
natural products
cytotoxicity
nitric oxide
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2017.1407803

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2017.1407803

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