LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Anti - proliferative and anti - inflammatory activity of triterpene extracts from plant species belonging to Lamiaceae family

Jordamovic, Nadir; Pehlivanovic, Belma; Niksic, Haris; Gusic, Irma; Koric, Emina; Dedic, Mirza; Tuna Repovac, Belma; Becic, Fahir; Duric, Kemal.

Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát; 22 (6), 2023

Triterpenes are very important secondary metabolites with wide structural diversity and significant role in pharmacy and medicine. In the present research, a comparative study of pharamacological activities of the triterpene fractions obtained from several pla...

Lamiaceae/química, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Antiinflamatorios/farmacología, Triterpenos/farmacología, Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos, Línea Celular Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos, Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión, Extractos Vegetales/química, Antiinflamatorios/química, Triterpenos/análisis

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Bacopa monnieri: historical aspects to promising pharmacological actions for the treatment on central nervous system diseases

Santos, Andreia Fuentes; Souza, Marília Moraes Queiroz; Pauli, Karoline Bach; da Silva, Gustavo Ratti; Marques, Midia Wolff; Auth, Pablo Alvarez; Bortolucci, Wanessa de Campos; Gazim, Zilda Cristiani; Linde, Giani Andrea; Colauto, Nelson Barros; Lovato, Evellyn Claudia Wietzikoski; Lívero, Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis.

Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát; 21 (2), 2022

Bacopa monnieri(L.) Wettst. (Plantaginaceae), also known as Brahmi, has been used to improve cognitive processes and intellectual functions that are related to the preservation of memory. The objective of this research is to review the ethnobotanical applications, phytochemical composition, toxicity and...

Bacopa/química, Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Central/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedad de Alzheimer/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico, Epilepsia/tratamiento farmacológico, Esquizofrenia/tratamiento farmacológico, Extractos Vegetales/química, Sistema Nervioso Central/efectos de los fármacos, Cognición/efectos de los fármacos, Saponinas/análisis, Triterpenos/análisis, Fitoquímicos

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The Tillandsia genus: history, uses, chemistry, and biological activity

Estrella-Parra, Edgar; Flores-Cruz, María; Blancas-Flores, Gerardo; Koch, Stephen D; Alarcón-Aguilar, Francisco J.

Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát; 18 (3), 2019

Tillandsia L. genus comprises 649 species, with different uses at different times. T. usneoides L. uses are reported since the late- archaic and pre-Columbian cultures. In XIX-XX centuries, T. usneoides was used in some manufactured products, as polish and packing fruit. Tillandsia has a favorable reputa...

Plantas Medicinales/química, Tillandsia/química, Etnobotánica, Triterpenos/análisis, Extractos Vegetales/química, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Bromeliaceae/química

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Extraction optimization of total triterpenoids from Jatropha curcas leaves using response surface methodology and evaluations of their antimicrobial and antioxidant capacities

Wei, Lei; Zhang, Wei; Yin, Li; Yan, Fang; Xu, Ying; Chen, Fang.

Electron. j. biotechnol; 18 (2), 2015

Background Triterpenoids are multifunctional secondary metabolites in plants. But little information is available concerning the actual yield, optimal extraction method and pharmacologic activity with regard to triterpenoids from Jatropha curcas leaves (TJL). Hence, response surface methodology (RSM) was...

Jatropha/química, Triterpenos/análisis, Triterpenos/farmacología, Antiinfecciosos/farmacología, Antiinflamatorios/farmacología, Depuradores de Radicales Libres, Ultrasonido, Etanol/análisis, Factores de Tiempo, Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos, Hongos/efectos de los fármacos

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