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| Mariotti,Kristiane de Cássia; Barreto,Fabiano; Schmitt,Gabriela Cristina; Zancanaro,Ivomar; Dallegrave,Eliane; Singer,Rodrigo Bustos; Leal,Mirna Bainy; Limberger,Renata Pereira. |
| Gunnera (Gunneraceae) forms a complex association with the cyanobacterium Nostoc puctiforme L. Gunnera-Nostoc symbiosis is the only one reported involving a flowering plant, and results in the formation of the neurotoxic amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA). The species Gunnera manicata L., for which phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological studies are lacking, is found in Southern Brazil. Therefore, acute toxicity and the presence of neurotoxic amino acid were investigated in aqueous extracts of G. manicata. The acute toxicity test was conducted by administering aqueous root extract of G. manicata at a concentration of 2000 mg/kg in a single dose orally to Wistar rats. Lethality was monitored daily for 14 days after treatment. The relative... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gunnera manicata L; /toxicity; Β-N-methylamino-L-alanine/identification; Neurotoxins/identification; Acute toxicity. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300021 |
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