In Vitro trypanocidal activity of triterpenes from Miconia species

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 470-472

  Cunha, Wilson Roberto ^a   Martins, Camila ^a   Da Silva Ferreira, Daniele ^a   Miller Crotti, Antonio Eduardo ^b   Lopes, Norberto Peporine ^b   Albuquerque, Sérgio ^b  

^a Nucleo Pesq Cie Exatas T   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GYPSOGENIC ACID; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICONIA; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; MELASTOMATACEAE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRITERPENES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

FALLAX; MICONIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0038772133     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39719     Document Type: Article

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