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Probiotics study with Streptococcus salivarius and its ability to produce bacteriocins and adherence to KB cells

Abstract Introduction Streptococcus salivarius is a dominant oral species and the best suitable candidate for probiotic of the oral cavity. Since Streptococcus salivarius is able to produce bacteriocins against Streptococcus pyogenes interest has been focused on the use of it as a probiotic to avoid sor...

Evaluation of the purified fraction of Wilbrandia (c. f. ) verticillata for antitumour activity

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 86 (supl.2), 1991
Cucurbatacins are known to produce cytotoxic and anticancer activities. Two novel norcucurbitacin glucosides (Wvl and Wv2) have recently been isolated from a purified fraction obtained from the rhizome of Wilbrandia verticillata. The present study evaluates the cytotoxic and anti-tumour activities of the...