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

Biological activities and phytochemical screening of leaf extracts from Zanthoxylum caribaeum L. (Rutaceae)

Souza, Juliete Gomes de Lara de; Toledo, Adrieli Gorlin; Alves, Luis Francisco Angeli; Alves, Dejane Santos; Pinto, Fabiana Gisele da Silva.

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (1), 2020

The Brazilian flora is known for its vast biodiversity; however, many species have been still little studied regarding to their chemical composition and biological potential. Thus, this study aimed to determine the antimicrobial, antioxidant and acaricidal activity of the extracts of leaves o...

Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Zanthoxylum, Antiinfecciosos/farmacología, Antioxidantes/farmacología, Acaricidas/farmacología, Salmonella enterica/efectos de los fármacos, Ácaros/efectos de los fármacos, Hojas de la Planta, Extractos Vegetales/química, Zanthoxylum/química, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana

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Anticancer properties and enhancement of therapeutic potential of cisplatin by leaf extract of Zanthoxylum armatum DC

Singh, Thangjam Davis; Meitei, Heikrujam Thoihen; Sharma, Adhikarimayum Lakhikumar; Robinson, Asem; Singh, Lisam Shanjukumar; Singh, Thiyam Ramsing.

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015

BACKGROUND: Clinical use of chemotherapeutic drug, cisplatin is limited by its toxicity and drug resistance. Therefore, efforts continue for the discovery of novel combination therapies with cisplatin, to increase efficacy and reduce its toxicity. Here, we screened 16 medicinal plant extracts from Northe...

Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología, Cisplatino/farmacología, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Zanthoxylum/química, Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos, Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos, Proteínas Quinasas JNK Activadas por Mitógenos/efectos de los fármacos, Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por Mitógenos/efectos de los fármacos, Células HeLa

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Fruits and barks extracts of Zanthozyllum heitzii a spice from Cameroon induce mitochondrial dependent apoptosis and Go/G1 phase arrest in human leukemia HL-60 cells

Pieme, Constant Anatole; Santosh, Guru Kumar; Tekwu, Emmanuel Mouafo; Askun, Tülin; Aydeniz, Hatice; Ngogang, Jeanne Yonkeu; Bhushan, Shashi; Saxena, Ajit Kumar.

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014

BACKGROUND: Zanthoxylum heitzii is a spice used to prepare several dishes and to treat tumors, syphilis, malaria, cardiac palpitations, urogenital infections in the west region of Cameroon, but the antitumor mechanisms and chemical composition are not yet investigated. This study was aimed to determine t...

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