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Medicinal plants with mosquitoes repellent activity: a systematic review
Santos, Anderson Ribeiro dos; Santos, Alexia Mota; Almeida, Fernando Henrique Oliveira de; Medeiros, Vinícius Freitas Arcieri de; Matos, Saulo SantosRepellents are important allies in trying to prevent diseases transmitted by mosquito bites. Plants have been a source of various repellents and insecticides because they have a large reservoir of bioactive substances, in addition, their products have already been tested and are gaining space in research as a low-cost and easy-access alternative. A systematic review was carried out in the databases, Science Dir...
Medicinal plants with mosquito repellent activity: systematic review protocol
Santos, Anderson Ribeiro dos; Santos, Alexia Mota; Almeida, Fernando Henrique Oliveira de; Medeiros, Vinícius Freitas Arcieri de; Matos, Saulo SantosBackground: the use of medicinal plants with mosquito repellent properties constitutes an effective alternative, ecologically appropriate, and less aggressive to the environment. Objective: to present a protocol for a systematic review of clinical trials involving medicinal plants with mosquito repellent activity. Methods: the literature search was carried out using the Science Direct, SciELO, SciFinder, Spring...
Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of structurally correlated p-menthane derivatives
Andrade, Luciana Nalone; Lima, Tamires Cardoso; Amaral, Ricardo Guimarães; Pessoa, Cláudia do Ó; Moraes Filho, Manoel Odorico de; Soares, Bruno MarquesCompounds isolated from essential oils play an important role in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Monoterpenes are natural products, and the principal constituents of many essential oils. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic potential of p-menthane derivatives. Additionally, analogues of perillyl alcohol, a monoterpene with known anticancer activity, were evaluated to identify the molec...