Effect of Brazilian copaiba oils on Leishmania amazonensis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Santos, Adriana O ^a   Ueda Nakamura, Tânia ^b   Dias Filho, Benedito P ^a,b   Veiga Junior, Valdir F ^c,d   Pinto, Angelo C ^d   Nakamura, Celso Vataru ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial activity; Copaiba oil; Copaifera; Leishmania amazonensis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARYOPHYLLENE; COPAENE; COPAIBA OIL; DITERPENE; KAURENOIC ACID; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; ZINGIBERENE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COPAIFERA CAERENSIS; COPAIFERA LANGSDORFII; COPAIFERA LUCENS; COPAIFERA MARTII; COPAIFERA MULTIJUGA; COPAIFERA OFFICINALIS; COPAIFERA PAUPERA; COPAIFERA RETICULATA; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; IC 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROMASTIGOTE; TREE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; FABACEAE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT OILS; TOXICITY TESTS;

COPAIFERA; COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII; COPAIFERA RETICULATA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS;

EID: 55349144128     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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