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Zerumbone from Zingiber zerumbet (L.) smith: A potential prophylactic and thera...
Moreira da Silva, Thiago; Pinheiro, Carlos Danniel; Orlandi, Patrícia Puccinelli; Pinheiro, Carlos Cleomir S.; Pontes, Gemilson SoaresBackground: Essential oil obtained from rhizomes of the Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith (popularly known in Brazil as bitter ginger) is mainly constituted by the biomolecule zerumbone, which exhibit untapped antimicrobial potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the zerumbone from bitter ginger rhizomes against the cariogenic agent Streptococcus mutans. Methods: Firstly, th...
Biological activities of amazonian species of rubiaceae
Mesquita, Denny Willian Oliveira; Mesquita, Adriana Spirotto Stein; Cursino, Lorena Mayara de Carvalho; Souza, E. S.; Oliveira, A CRubiaceae is a plant family with great chemical and biological potential. In this work a phytochemical prospection was performed and it was assessed the cytotoxic, antioxidant and antifungal activities of dichloromethanic and methanolic extracts of the leaves of Duroia saccifera, Ferdinandusa goudotiana, F. hirsuta, F. paraensis, Ferdinandusa sp., Palicourea corymbifera and P. guianensis. The cytotoxicity evalu...