Results 1 to 10 of about 2,577 (170)

Chemical Composition and Mechanism of Vibriocidal Action of Essential Oil from Resin of Protium heptaphyllum [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2019
Protium heptaphyllum is a plant widely distributed in Brazilian ecosystems that produce a resin which has pharmacological activities. In this study, the chemical composition, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity, and the possible mechanism of action ...
Josiane Lima Mendes, Thiago Ferreira de Araújo, Mário Geraldo de Carvalho, Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda Júnior, Renata Albuquerque Costa   +4 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Effects of Extended Treatment with Protium heptaphyllum Liposomes on Metabolic Parameters of Obese Rats [PDF]

Biology
Protium heptaphyllum (P. heptaphyllum), popularly known as “almacega” or “white pitch”, is widely used in folk medicine due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and healing properties, attributed to its richness in flavonoids and terpenes.
Naiéle Sartori Patias, Sara Vieira Maia, Yasmin Gabriele Ferreira, Natalhya Letícia Ferreira de Oliveira, Stela Regina Ferrarini, Gisele Facholi Bomfim, Adilson Paulo Sinhorin, Danilo Henrique Aguiar, Eveline Aparecida Isquierdo Fonseca de Queiroz, Valéria Dornelles Gindri Sinhorin   +9 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Bioactive Triterpenes of Protium heptaphyllum Gum Resin Extract Display Cholesterol-Lowering Potential. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2021
Hypercholesterolemia is one of the major causes of cardiovascular disease, the risk of which is further increased if other forms of dyslipidemia occur. Current therapeutic strategies include changes in lifestyle coupled with drug administration.
Mannino G, Iovino P, Lauria A, Genova T, Asteggiano A, Notarbartolo M, Porcu A, Serio G, Chinigò G, Occhipinti A, Capuzzo A, Medana C, Munaron L, Gentile C.   +13 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Biocidal Activity of a Nanoemulsion Containing Essential Oil from Protium heptaphyllum Resin against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]

Molecules, 2021
This work aimed to prepare a nanoemulsion containing the essential oil of the Protium heptaphyllum resin and evaluate its biocidal activities against the different stages of development of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Cleidjane Gomes Faustino, Fernando Antônio de Medeiros, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, Alex Bruno Lobato Rodrigues, Anderson Luiz Pena da Costa, Rosany Lopes Martins, Lethicia Barreto Brandão, Lizandra Lima Santos, Marcos Antônio Alves de Medeiros, Patrick de Castro Cantuária, Ana Luzia Ferreira Farias, Jader Santos Cruz, Sheylla Susan Moreira da Silva de Almeida   +12 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Quali–Quantitative Characterization of Volatile and Non-Volatile Compounds in Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand Resin by GC–MS Validated Method, GC–FID and HPLC–HRMS² [PDF]

Molecules, 2021
Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (PH) trees are endemic to the tropical region of South America, mostly Brazil. Antibacterial, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, antidepressant and anti-hyperlipidemic/anti-hypercholesterolemic effects ...
Alberto Asteggiano, Andrea Occhipinti, Andrea Capuzzo, Enrica Mecarelli, Riccardo Aigotti, Claudio Medana   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Study of Liposomes Containing Extract from the Leaves of Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March in Animals Submitted to a Mutagenic Model Induced by Cyclophosphamide [PDF]

Biology
Cyclophosphamide (CPA) is an alkylating agent used as a chemotherapy agent in the treatment of cancer, but it has immunosuppressive effects. Protium heptaphyllum (P.
Naiéle Sartori Patias, Valéria Dornelles Gindri Sinhorin, Ana Júlia Lopes Braga Ferneda, João Maurício Andrade Ferneda, Marina Mariko Sugui, Stela Regina Ferrarini, Gisele Facholi Bomfim, Joaz Wellington Lopes, Nadia Aline Bobbi Antoniassi, Larissa Cavalheiro, Nelson Luís de Campos Domingues, Adilson Paulo Sinhorin   +11 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Effect of Liposomal Protium heptaphyllum (Alb.) March Extract in the Treatment of Obesity Induced by High-Calorie Diet [PDF]

Biology
Obesity, a chronic disease, resulted from excessive consumption of high-calorie foods, leading to an energy imbalance. Protium heptaphyllum (P. heptaphyllum) was used in folk medicine for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and healing properties.
Naiéle Sartori Patias, Eveline Aparecida Isquierdo Fonseca de Queiroz, Stela Regina Ferrarini, Gisele Facholi Bomfim, Danilo Henrique Aguiar, Adilson Paulo Sinhorin, Alexandre Aymberé Bello, Geovana Vicentini Fazolo da Silva, Larissa Cavalheiro, Valéria Dornelles Gindri Sinhorin   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Larvicide Activity on Aedes aegypti of Essential Oil Nanoemulsion from the Protium heptaphyllum Resin. [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
The aim of this work was to prepare a nanoemulsion containing the essential oil of Protium heptaphyllum resin and to evaluate the larvicidal activity and the residual larvicidal effect against Aedes aegypti.
Faustino CG, de Medeiros FA, Ribeiro Galardo AK, Lobato Rodrigues AB, Lopes Martins R, de Medeiros Souza Lima Y, Fechine Tavares J, Alves de Medeiros MA, Dos Santos Cruz J, Almeida SSMDS.   +9 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Development of a bio-based adhesive from Protium heptaphyllum resin [PDF]

Polímeros, 2021
In this work, a bio-based adhesive is prepared from Protium heptaphyllum resin. The resin is first characterized by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the bioadhesive is then prepared using a simple mixture of the resin with linseed ...
Marcos Danilo Costa de Almeida, João Antonio Pessoa da Silva, Felipe Fernando da Costa Tavares, Ludmila Leite Araujo, Jefferson de Souza Zeferino, Ruth Marlene Campomanes Santana   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Revisiting the hyperdominance of Neotropical tree species under a taxonomic, functional and evolutionary perspective [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Recent studies have leveraged large datasets from plot-inventory networks to report a phenomenon of hyperdominance in Amazonian tree communities, concluding that few species are common and many are rare.
Gabriel Damasco, Christopher Baraloto, Alberto Vicentini, Douglas C. Daly, Bruce G. Baldwin, Paul V. A. Fine   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources