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Cytoprotective effect of lygodium venustum Sw. (Lygodiaceae) against mercurium ...
Figueredo, Fernando G.; Lima, Luciene F.; Morais-Braga, Maria Flaviana B.; Tintino, Saulo R.; Farias, Pablo A. M.; Matias, Edinardo F. F.Mercury is a very dangerous metal when humans come into contact with it, whether through the air or skin or by ingestion. The aim of this work was to investigate the possible effects of the ethanol extract and fractions of Lygodium venustum Sw. against mercurium chloride toxicity towards Escherichia coli strain ATCC25922. The polyphenols and flavonoids present in the extract and fractions were quantified in mg ...
Modulation of the antibiotic activity by extracts from Amburana cearensis A. C....
Figueredo, Fernando G.; Ferreira, Emerson O.; Lucena, Bruno F. F.; Torres, Cícero M. G.; Lucetti, Daniel L.; Lucetti, Elaine C. P.e research for new antibacterial substances becomes necessary due to increase of the antibiotic resistance of clinically important pathogens [1]. Due to this fact, substances derived from plants could be attractive alternatives [2, 3]. Natural products from plant may change or modulate the action of the antibiotic, enhancing or reducing the activity of this drug [4]. In recent years, many plants have been eval...