Phytochemical screening and toxicological bioassay with brine shrimp larvae (Artemia salina Leachj of three medicinal species of the genus Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae);Estudo Fitoquímico e bioensaio toxicológico frentea larvasde Artemia salina Leach.detrěs espécies medicinais do gěnero Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae)

Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas Basica e Aplicada

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Nascimenlo, J E ^a   Melo, A F M ^a   Lima E Silva, T C ^a   Veras Filho, J ^a   Santos, E M ^a   Albuquerque, U P ^b   Amorim, E L C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

LC; Phyllanthus amarus; Phyllanthus niruri; Phyllanthus tenellus; Phytochemical screening; Toxicological bioassay

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS TENELLUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 67049119581     PISSN: 18084532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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