A dengue é uma doença infecciosa causada por um vírus transmitido pelo mosquito Aedes aegypti e tem um grande potencial geográfico, principalmente em regiões tropicais e subtropicais. O presente estudo constitui-se de um protocolo de revisão de escopo e tem como objetivo identificar e caracterizar as substâncias fitoquímicas com maior potencial larvicida frente ao Aedes aegypti. Esta revisão de escopo será elab...
Xylopia langsdorffiana (Annonaceae) is popularly known as pimenteira da terra in the Northeast region of Brazil. Previous studies have reported the presence of alkaloids and diterpenes isolated from the leaves and/or stem of X. langsdorffiana. This work aimed to continue the phytochemical study of this species, using its dry and fresh fruits. Initially, the dry and powdered fruits were submitted to maceration w...
The family Celastraceae is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, including North Africa, South America and Asia, particularly in China. It consists of 98 genera and about 1200 species, and in Brazil, this family is represented by four genera: Maytenus Juss., Austroplenckia Lund., Franhofera Mart. and Salacia Mart. The genus Maytenus is one of the largest family Celastraceae, and in Brazil, 76 species...