Antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis Klotzsch ex Reissek (Celastraceae) Chichuá Amazon
| Autor: | Tamires Mota da Silva, Valdir Alves Facundo, Clarice Maia Carvalho, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Renildo Moura da Cunha, Renato Abreu Lima |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Staphylococcus aureus lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Future studies lcsh:RC955-962 medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences Celastraceae Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Escherichia coli biology Traditional medicine Amazon rainforest Maytenus Plant Extracts 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science 0104 chemical sciences Anti-Bacterial Agents 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Klebsiella pneumoniae Infectious Diseases Ethnopharmacology Plant species Parasitology Antibacterial activity |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 533-536, Published: AUG 2018 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 51, Iss 4, Pp 533-536 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION This aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis, a plant species used in Amazonian folk medicine. METHODS A disk diffusion technique was used to investigate the antibacterial potential. RESULTS The hexanic fractions and tingenone B isolate showed inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate the antibacterial potential of this species and will enable future studies to identify novel therapeutic alternatives from this species. |
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