Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of Pterodon pubescens seed oil: Geranylgeraniol as the major bioactive component

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Menna Barreto, R F S ^a   Laranja, G A T ^b   Silva, M C C ^b   Coelho, M G P ^b   Paes, M C ^b   Oliveira, M M ^b   De Castro, S L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; GERANYLGERANIOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PTERODON PUBESCEN EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG POTENCY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIMASTIGOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOST CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERODON PUBESCEN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MAMMALIA; PTERODON PUBESCENS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 43049109808     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0937-0     Document Type: Article

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