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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...
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...