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In vitro α-glucosidase inhibition by Brazilian medicinal plant extracts characterised by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2022
Aiming at finding natural sources of antidiabetics agents, 15 extracts from Brazilian medicinal plants of the Atlantic Forest and Amazon region were tested against α-glucosidase enzyme.
Mariacaterina Lianza, Ferruccio Poli, Alan Menezes do Nascimento, Aline Soares da Silva, Thamirys Silva da Fonseca, Marcos Vinicius Toledo, Rosineide Costa Simas, Andréa Rodrigues Chaves, Gilda Guimarães Leitão, Suzana Guimarães Leitão   +9 more
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Bioactive limonoids from Carapa guianensis seeds oil and the sustainable use of its by-products

Current Research in Toxicology, 2023
Carapa guianensis (Andiroba, Meliaceae) is considered a multipurpose tree. In Brazil, Indigenous people have used it as insect repellent and in the treatment of various diseases.
Vagner Pereira da Silva, Lavínia de Carvalho Brito, André Mesquita Marques, Flávia da Cunha Camillo, Maria Raquel Figueiredo   +4 more
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Tocolytic action and underlying mechanism of galetin 3,6-dimethyl ether on rat uterus

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Galetin 3,6-dimethyl ether (FGAL) is a flavonoid isolated from aerial parts of Piptadenia stipulacea. Previously, FGAL was shown to inhibit both carbachol- and oxytocin-induced phasic contractions in the rat uterus, which was more potent with ...
Juliana da Nóbrega Carreiro, Iara Leão Luna de Souza, Joedna Cavalcante Pereira, Luiz Henrique César Vasconcelos, Rafael de Almeida Travassos, Barbara Viviana de Oliveira Santos, Bagnólia Araújo da Silva   +6 more
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Toxicity and antitumor potential of Mesosphaerum sidifolium (Lamiaceae) oil and fenchone, its major component

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background The essential oil from Mesosphaerum sidifolium (L’Hérit.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore (syn. Hyptis umbrosa), Lamiaceae (EOM), and its major component, have been tested for toxicity and antitumor activity.
Thaísa Leite Rolim, Déborah Ribeiro Pessoa Meireles, Tatianne Mota Batista, Tatyanna Kelvia Gomes de Sousa, Vivianne Mendes Mangueira, Renata Albuquerque de Abrantes, João Carlos Lima Rodrigues Pita, Aline Lira Xavier, Vicente Carlos Oliveira Costa, Leônia Maria Batista, Marcelo Sobral da Silva, Marianna Vieira Sobral   +11 more
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Physicochemical and spectroscopical investigation of Pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.) pulp oil

Grasas y Aceites, 2010
This work describes the physicochemical characterization of the fruit pulp oil of Caryocar coriaceum (Wittm), “pequi.” The chemical composition was assessed by GLC, which demonstrated the following fatty acid contents: oleic (55.79%), palmitic (34.18 ...
Diniz M. Sena, Fabíola F.G. Rodrigues, Paulo T.C. Freire, S. G. de Lima, Henrique D.M. Coutinho, Juan C.L. Carvajal, José G.M. da Costa   +6 more
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Ionic Channels as Potential Therapeutic Targets for Erectile Dysfunction: A Review

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent condition, especially in men over 40 years old, characterized by the inability to obtain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse. Several psychological and/or organic factors
Anderson Fellyp Avelino Diniz, Rafael Carlos Ferreira, Iara Leão Luna de Souza, Bagnólia Araújo da Silva   +3 more
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Produtos naturais como medicamentos de sucesso [PDF]

, 2020
A secção UAciência é coordenada pelo Professor Universitário Armindo Rodrigues.[…]. De acordo com dados da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHO), cerca de 80 % da população que vive em países em desenvolvimento depende da medicina tradicional e do uso dos ...
Seca, Ana M. L.
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Larvicidal Activity of Secondary Plant Metabolites in Control: An Overview of the Previous 6 Years

Natural Product Communications, 2019
Aedes aegypti is the main transmitter of several arboviruses, mainly dengue. It occurs, recently, in more than 100 countries and majority of the world population lives in areas of mosquito incidence, marking its control relevant and necessary. Presently,
Aline Camargo Jesus de Souza Wuillda, Roberto Carlos Campos Martins, Fernanda das Neves Costa   +2 more
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Determination of functional compounds in blue shark (Prionace glauca) liver oil obtained by green technology

Grasas y Aceites, 2020
The objectives of this research were to obtain blue shark liver oil using supercritical CO2 and to characterize the physicochemical parameters of the oil, and the contents of squalene and vitamin A.
D. N. Santos, F. S. Silva, A. B. Verde, G. M. Bittencourt, A. L. de Oliveira   +4 more
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Medicinal plant Miconia albicans synergizes with ampicillin and ciprofloxacin against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023
Background Given the rising occurrence of antibiotic resistance due to the existence and ongoing development of resistant bacteria and phenotypes, the identification of new treatments and sources of antimicrobial agents is of utmost urgency. An important
Genilson Silva de Jesus, Danielle Silva Trentin, Thayná Fernandes Barros, Alda Maria Teixeira Ferreira, Bruna Castro de Barros, Patrícia de Oliveira Figueiredo, Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez, Érica Luiz dos Santos, Ana Camila Micheletti, Nidia Cristiane Yoshida   +9 more
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