Abstract Persea lingue Ness is a tree species that lives mainly in temperate forests of south-central Chile. Its leaves are used in ethnomedicine, the fruit is a drupe similar to that of the avocado and has not been studied. The aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxicity in leukemia cell and ant...
Abstract Essential oils from four Ocotea species collected in southern Brazil were evaluated for chemical composition using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The primary compound identified in O. acutifolia essential oil was an unsaturated tetracyclic diterpene, phyllocladene (67.7%), f...
Identification of the chemical compositionof essential oils is very important for ensuring the quality of finished herbal products. The objective of the study was to analyze the chemical components present in the essential oils of five Beilschmiediaspecies (i.e. B. kunstleri, B. maingayi, B. penangiana,...
This study aimed to evaluate the anticholinesterase activities of extracts and fractions of Ocotea daphnifolia in vitro and characterize its constituents. The effects of hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanolic extracts on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity were determined...
Ocotea/efectos adversos,
Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/análisis,
Técnicas In Vitro/instrumentación,
Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular/instrumentación,
Acetilcolinesterasa/efectos adversos,
Butirilcolinesterasa/efectos adversos,
Alcaloides,
Flavonoides,
Lauraceae/clasificación,
Espectrofotometría/instrumentación,
Plantas Medicinales/anatomía & histología
This study presents analyses on the chemistry, biology, pharmacology and chromatography of essential oils extracted from three species of the Ocotea genus: O. minor, O. ceanothifolia and O. leucoxylon. Leaves and stems, as well as the bark of O. minor, were processed using a modified Clevenger apparat...
Ocotea/química,
Lauraceae/química,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Monofenol Monooxigenasa/antagonistas & inhibidores,
Industria Cosmética,
Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas,
Ionización de Llama,
Sesquiterpenos/análisis,
Depuradores de Radicales Libres,
Óxidos/análisis
The genus Lindera consists of approximately 100 species that are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. Most Lindera plants, particularly Lindera aggregata is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine that has important medicinal value and health benefits. Contempora...
Visceral leishmaniasis is a complex neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania donovani complex. Its current treatment reveals strong limitations, especially high toxicity. In this context, natural products are important sources of new drug alternatives for VL therapy. Therefore, the antileishmanial...
Doenças tropicais negligenciadas, como a leishmaniose visceral (LV), afetam populações de baixa renda e apresentam um desafio para a saúde pública. A quimioterapia disponível para LV apresenta diversas limitações, como elevada toxicidade e custo, além de dificuldades de administração. Na busca...
A doença de Chagas afeta mais de 8 milhões de pessoas nos países em desenvolvimento, e dispõe de uma terapia ultrapassada e altamente tóxica. Considerando o Brasil uma das maiores biodiversidades do mundo, compostos de sua flora podem contribuir como novos protótipos farmacêuticos. Neolignanas, is...
The therapeutic arsenal for the treatment of Leishmaniasis is limited and includes toxic compounds (antimonials, amphotericin B, pentamidine and miltefosine). Given these aspects, the search for new compounds based on floristic biodiversity is crucial. In the present work, we report the isolation, charac...
