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ANDRADE,PRISCILA M. DE; MELO,DAIANA C. DE; ALCOBA,ANA ELISA T.; FERREIRA JÚNIOR,WALNIR G.; PAGOTTI,MARIANA C.; MAGALHÃES,LIZANDRA G.; SANTOS,TAINÁ C.L. DOS; CROTTI,ANTÔNIO E.M.; ALVES,CASSIA C.F.; MIRANDA,MAYKER L.D.. |
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 major source of natural organic compounds. In this study, the leaf essential oil of Cryptocarya aschersoniana was obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus, and the chemical composition was analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID. The essential oil of these species was predominantly constituted by monoterpene hydrocarbons (48.8%). Limonene (42.3%), linalool (9.7%) and nerolidol (8.6%) were the main constituents in the oil of C. aschersoniana. The in vitro... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cryptocarya aschersoniana; Lauraceae; Essential oil; Leishmania amazonensis; Cytotoxic activity. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000602671 |
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ESTEVAM,ELISÂNGELA B.B.; DEUS,ISABELLA P.B. DE; SILVA,VANESSA P. DA; SILVA,ELIZABETH A.J. DA; ALVES,CASSIA C.F.; ALVES,JOSÉ MILTON; CAZAL,CRISTIANE M.; MAGALHÃES,LIZANDRA G.; PAGOTTI,MARIANA C.; ESPERANDIM,VIVIANE R.; SOUZA,ALEX F.; MIRANDA,MAYKER L.D.. |
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis are globally widespread parasitic diseases which have been responsible for high mortality rates. Since drugs available for their treatment are highly hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic and cardiotoxic, adherence to therapy has been affected. Thus, the search for new, more effective and safer drugs for the treatment of these diseases is necessary. Natural products have stood out as an alternative to searching for new bioactive molecules with therapeutic potential. In this study, the chemical composition and antiparasitic activity of the essential oil from Protium ovatum leaves against trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi and the promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis were evaluated. The essential oil was promising... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi; Leishmania amazonensis; Essential oil; Protium ovatum; Parasitic diseases. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000603005 |
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