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Antioxidant study indicative of antibacterial and antimutagenic activities of a...
Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Leite, João Paulo Viana; Gontijo, Douglas Costa; Gontijo, Pablo Costa; Brandão, Geraldo CélioEthnopharmacological relevance; Several plant species of Miconia genus are commonly used in Brazilian folk medicine as anti-inflammatory agents and for the treatment of infectious diseases. Infusions and extracts of Miconia species are also reported as analgesic, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antimutagenic, and antitumoral. To determine the phytochemical compositi...
Evaluation of the antiviral activities of Bacharis dracunculifolia and querceti...
Ferreira, Caroline Gracielle Torres; Campos, Mateus Gandra; Felix, Daniele Mendes; Santos, Marcus Rebouças; Carvalho, Otávio Valério deEquid herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) is a pathogen of high economic importance in equine breeding operations around the world. EHV-1 infection causes respiratory, neurologic and reproductive disease. The absence of an efficient therapy has caught the attention of the scientific community and the therapeutic activities of natural products with its antivirals effects might be effective for the disease's treatment. Herein ...
Aloe vera-based formula as emollient on horses' hooves
Simonato, Samuel Pereira; Souza, Maria Verônica de; Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira; Frassy, Luiza Neme; Pinto, José de OliveiraO objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver uma formulação à base de Aloe vera para uso tópico em casco de cavalos, e avaliar se existe efeito do tratamento no crescimento e equilíbrio dos cascos. Foram utilizados seis cavalos hígidos, machos, com idade entre três e 17 anos (12 ± 5,25), usados para reprodução e mantidos em regime de semiconfinamento. Antes de iniciar o tratamento com A. vera, os animais foram subme...
Identification of phenolic compounds and biologically related activities from O...
Gontijo, Douglas Costa; Brandão, Geraldo Célio; Gontijo, Pablo Costa; Oliveira, Alaíde Braga de; Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira; Fietto, Luciano GomesOcotea odorifera (Vell.) Rohwer is popularly used as food and flavoring. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of the aqueous extract from O. odorifera leaves and evaluate the correlation of their phytochemical composition and biological activities. The antioxidant effect was determined by DPPH radical scavenging, β-carotene-linoleic acid and lipid peroxidation assays; the antibacteria...
Chemical constituents and an alternative medicinal veterinary herbal soap made ...
Andrade, Flávia Inoue; Purgato, Gislaine Aparecida; Maia, Thalita de Faria; Siqueira, Raoni Pais; Lima, Sâmia; Diaz, Gaspar; Diaz, Marisa Alves NogueiraUpon undergoing biomonitoring, the most active dichloromethane extract retrieved from Senna macranthera roots led to the isolation of three main compounds: emodine, physione, and chrysophanol. In this sequence, these compounds revealed a potential antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from animals with mastitis infections with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 20, ...
Identification of phenolic compounds and biologically related activities from O...
Gontijo, Douglas da Costa; Brandão, Geraldo Célio; Gontijo, Pablo Costa; Oliveira, Alaíde Braga de; Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira; Fietto, Luciano GomesOcotea odorifera (Vell.) Rohwer is popularly used as food and flavoring. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of the aqueous extract from O. odorifera leaves and evaluate the correlation of their phytochemical composition and biological activities. The antioxidant effect was determined by DPPH radical scavenging, b-carotene-linoleic acid and lipid peroxidation assays; the antibacteria...