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Comparative toxicity of essential oil and blends of selected terpenes of Ocotea species from Pernambuco, Brazil, against Tetranychus urticae Koch

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Essential oils from the leaves of two species of the genus Ocotea that occur in the Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The acaricidal activity of these oils as well as 11 selected components and blends were evaluated in f...

Poly(methylene blue)-modified electrode for indirect electrochemical sensing of OH radicals and radical scavengers

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT A new modified electrode for indirect sensing of OH· and radical scavengers was described. The electrochemical polymerization of methylene blue in aqueous solutions and the properties of the resulting films on a glassy carbon electrode were carried out using cyclic voltammetry. A surface covera...

Asymmetric bioreduction of ketoesters derivatives by Kluyveromyces marxianus: influence of molecular structure on the conversion and enantiomeric excess

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT This study presents the bioreduction of six β-ketoesters by whole cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus and molecular investigation of a series of 13 β-ketoesters by hologram quantitative structure-activity relationship (HQSAR) in order to relate with conversion and enantiomeric excess of &...

Clusia criuva Cambess. (Clusiaceae): anatomical characterization, chemical prospecting and antioxidant activity

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT This study aims the anatomical description and chemical characterization of aerial parts of Clusia criuva Cambess., Clusiaceae in addition to the evaluation of the antioxidant activity of crude extracts, correlated to the flavonoid content. The morphological characterization was performed using ...

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Eugenia klotzschiana Berg (Myrtaceae)

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Many essential oils (EOs) of different plant species possess interesting antimicrobial effects on buccal bacteria and antioxidant properties. Eugenia klotzschiana Berg (pêra-do-cerrado, in Portuguese) is a species of Myrtaceae with restricted distribution in the Cerrado. The essential oils were...

Development and evaluation of an inhalation chamber for in vivo tests

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT The bioavailability, toxicity, and therapeutic efficacy of a drug is directly related to its administration route. The pulmonary route can be accessed by inhalation after fumigation, vaporization or nebulization. Thus, pharmacological and toxicological evaluation accessed by an apparatus specifi...

Terpene Esters from Natural Products: Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Natural steroids and triterpenes such as b-sitosterol, stigmasterol, lupeol, ursolic and betulinic acids were transformed into its hexanoic and oleic esters, to evaluate the influence of chemical modification towards the cytotoxic activities against tumor cells. The derivatives were evaluated ag...

Palisadegrass effects on N fertilizer dynamic in intercropping systems with corn

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Corn grain yield, nitrogen (N) fertilizer efficiency and distribution to corn alone and three forms of corn and palisadegrass (Urochloa spp.) intercropping implantation was investigated. A field experiment with 15N labeling fertilizer was performed in randomized block design. No form of palisade...

New seminal variety of Stevia rebaudiana: Obtaining fractions with high antioxidant potential of leaves

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the composition and antioxidant potential of leaves of a new variety of Stevia rebaudiana (Stevia UEM-13). Stevia leaves of UEM-13 contain rebaudioside A as the main glycoside, while most wild Stevia plants contain stevioside. Furthermore can be multiplied ...

Antidiarrheal activity of extracts from Maytenus gonoclada and inhibition of Dengue virus by lupeol

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Diarrhea is an infectious disease caused by bacterial, virus, or protozoan, and dengue is caused by virus, included among the neglected diseases in several underdeveloped and developing countries, with an urgent demand for new drugs. Considering the antidiarrheal potential of species of Maytenus...