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| MERCADANTE-SIMÕES,MARIA OLÍVIA; MAZZOTTINI-DOS-SANTOS,HELLEN C.; NERY,LAYS A.; FERREIRA,PERACIO R.B.; RIBEIRO,LEONARDO M.; ROYO,VANESSA A.; OLIVEIRA,DARIO A. DE. |
| The bark of the underground stem of Tontelea micrantha (Mart. ex. Schult.) A. C. Sm., a native Brazilian Cerrado species, is used in folk medicine for treating kidney ailments. The structures of the underground and the aerial stems were examined and their barks were analyzed for the presence of secondary metabolites. Bark fragments were processed according to conventional techniques in plant anatomy and their chemical compositions examined using histochemical and phytochemical tests, thin layer chromatography, and high-efficiency liquid chromatography. The underground stem is a sobol with unusual cambial activity. Laticifers that secrete terpenoids were present in the cortex and phloem of both organs and can contribute to the identification of the species... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Natural products; Pharmacognosy; Secondary metabolites; Sobol. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000301167 |
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