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Provedor de dados: | 20
País: | Belgium
Título: | Contribution to the phytochemical study and biological activity of plants of Cuban flora
Autores: | Nogueiras, C.; Spengler, I.; Guerra, J.O.; Ortiz, Y.; Torres, S.; García, T.H.; Romeu, C.R.; Regalado, E.L.; González, T.A.; Perera, W.H.; Lacret, R.
Data: | 2011-05-26
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Products; Chemical compounds; Bioactive compounds; Products; Chemical compounds; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6211; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49870.
Resumo: | Interest in natural products as a source for innovation in drug discovery and agrochemicals is still growing worldwide.  Natural products, whose immense diversity has been appreciated for many years, may become in a rich source of  novel chemical structures. Our country is a rich source of both biological and chemical diversity which may be useful  as a source of novel chemical structures. Even when natural products have been used as medicinal agents for many  years in Cuba, their use as agrochemicals are still limited. Thus, the present review focuses on recent advances in  the studies on natural products performed by the “Centro de Estudios de Productos Naturales, CEPN” during the past  ten years, highlighting on those with potential use as biomedical and agrochemicals. 15 plant species were studied;  Agave brittoniana Trel. Subsp. brachypus A Álvarez de Zayas (Agavaceae); Juniperus barbadensis L. var. Lucayana  (Britt.) RP Adams (Cupressaceae); Melia azedarach Linn. (Meliaceae); Tectona grandis Linn. f. (Lamiaceae); Lantana  camara Linn. (Verbenaceae); Lantana trifolia Cham. (Verbenaceae); Citrus sinensis (Linn.) Osbeck cv Valencia (Ruta- ceae); Maytenus buxifolia (A Rich) Griseb (Celastraceae); Maytenus elaeodendroides Griseb (Celastraceae); Maytenus  urquiolae B Mory (Celastraceae); Solanum americanum W. Mill (Solanaceae); Thalassia testudinum Kon. (Hydrocha- ritaceae); Sesbania rostrata Bremek &amp; Oberm (Fabaceae); Pluchea carolinensis G Don (Asteraceae) and Ageratina  havanensis (HB &amp; K) RM King &amp; Robinson (Asteraceae). By means of a bio-guided fractionation, isolated structures  as well as semi-purified fractions were assayed as antioxidant, antiparasitic, antibiotic, insecticides, antifungal, and  skin regenerating and healing effects. The strateg y employed allows us to discover novel secondary metabolites  with potential for industrial development as pharmaceuticals and/or agrochemicals. Besides, in addition to the goal  of discovering new bioactive agents, the presence of unique bioactive compounds notably contribute to increase the  knowledge of plant species in Cuba.
Tipo: | Journal Contribution
Idioma: | Inglês

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Biotecnología Aplicada, 27(4). p. 314-318

http://hdl.handle.net/1834/3986

Relação: | http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?pid=S1027-28522010000400010&amp;script=sci_arttext