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Methanogenesis in sediments of a tropical coastal wetland: a culture-dependent method

Rev. biol. trop; 72 (1), 2024
Abstract Introduction: Methanogenic archaea (MA), participate in the anaerobic mineralization of organic matter in mangrove sediments, their activity is related to atmospheric warming due to the production of methane; several environmental variables can influence the presence of MA and methane producti...

Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of alcoholic extracts from Piper aequale Vahl leaves

Piper is a large plant genus containing essential oils rich in mono and sesquiterpenes and other secondary metabolites showing different biological activities. Piper aequale, cordoncillo, is used in México for urinary and prostate ailments, suggesting a potential therapeutic effect against pro...

Anticancer activity of Inula graveolens by induction of ROS-independent apoptosis and suppression of IL6-IL8 in cervical cancer cells

Cancer is an important disease that causing to deaths in the world. Cervical cancer is one of the most common among women and must be treated quickly to prevent cell proliferation. Natural products have been used for cancer treatment due to their antiproliferative and apoptosis induction pro...

Phytochemical and biological study of phenolic components from Geoffroea decorticans stem bark

The stem bark of Geoffroea decorticans (Gill.ex Hook. etArn.) Burk. was used medicinally to cure several skin affections; however, phytochemical and biological antecedents were not found. Analyses of purified methanolic extract from G. decorticans bark (PFGB), realized by silylation d...

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of methanolic extracts of Salix alba L. against various disease causing pathogens

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract The present study was aimed to manifest the antibacterial and antifungal activity of methanolic extracts of Salix alba L. against seven Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens e.g. Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus (1), S. aureus (2), Shigella sonnei, Escherichia coli (1)...

Evaluation of methanolic crude extract of Linum usitatissimum for the removal of biofilm in diabetic foot isolates

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract Linum usitatissimum L is a widely used traditionally for multiple ailments. The present research was carried out to explore the antimicrobial, and anti-biofilm activity of crude extract of Linum usitatissimum L (Lu. Cr). Phytochemical and proximate analyses were performed. The bandages of diabet...

The preventive effect of exogenous adenosine triphosphate on methanol-induced cardiotoxicity in rats

Abstract Exposure to methanol can cause serious consequences such as permanent visual disturbances and death. The heart tissue is highly vulnerable to ATP deficiency. Our study aimed to investigate whether exogenous ATP administration may alleviate methanol-induced ATP deficiency and subsequent oxidative...

Ethyl acetate partition obtained from the methanol extract of Muntingia calaburaleaf exerts effective in vitroantiproliferative activity against the HT-29 colon cancer

Methanol extract of Muntingia calabura L. leaf (MEMCL) has been shown to exert the antiproliferative activity against the HT-29 (human colon adenocarcinoma) cell line. To further investigate on the medicinal potential of this plant, MEMCL was sequentially partit...

Anticarcinogenic activity of methanol extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves is attributed to the presence of phenolics compounds and the activation of endogenous antioxidant system

Melastoma malabathricum (M. malabathricum) extracts have been reported to exert various pharmacological activities including antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities. The objective of the present study was to determine the anticarcinogenic activity of its methanol extract (MEMM)...