Screening for antifungal, DNA-damaging and anticholinesterasic activities of Brazilian plants from the Atlantic Rainforest - Ilha do Cardoso State Park

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 655-660

  Cardoso Lopes, Elaine Monteiro ^a   Carreira, Rosana Cristina ^a   Agripino, Débora Gomes ^a   Torres, Luce Maria Brandão ^a   Cordeiro, Inês ^a   Bolzani, Vanderlan Da Silva ^b   Dietrich, Sônia Machado De Campos ^a   Young, Maria Claudia Marx ^a  

^a Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; Antifungal activity; Atlantic Rainforest; Plant screening

Indexed keywords

BROSIMUM GUIANENSE EXTRACT; CABRALEA CANJERANA EXTRACT; CHRYSOPHYLLUM FLEXUOSUM EXTRACT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); ENDLICHERIA PANICULATA EXTRACT; GUATTERIA AUSTRALIS EXTRACT; MOLLINEDIA SCHOTIANA EXTRACT; MYRSINE UMBELLATA EXTRACT; NEMATANTHUS FRITSCHII EXTRACT; PAUSANDRA MORISIANA EXTRACT; PHYLLOCALYX MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYMISCIUM FLORIBUNDUM EXTRACT; POUTERIA VENOSA EXTRACT; ROUPALA PAULENSIS EXTRACT; SLOANEA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; SOLANUM SWARTZIANUM EXTRACT; TETRASTYLIDIUM GRANDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; TETRORCHIDIUM RUBRIVENIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BROSIMUM GUIANENSE; CABRALEA CANJERANA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CHRYSOPHYLLUM FLEXUOSUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENDLICHERIA PANICULATA; GUATTERIA AUSTRALIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLLINEDIA SCHOTIANA; MYRSINE UMBELLATA; NEMATANTHUS FRITSCHII; NONHUMAN; PAUSANDRA MORISIANA; PHYLLOCALYX MEMBRANACEUS; PLATYMISCIUM FLORIBUNDUM; POUTERIA VENOSA; RAIN FOREST; ROUPALA PAULENSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SLOANEA GUIANENSIS; SOLANUM SWARTZIANUM; TETRASTYLIDIUM GRANDIFOLIUM; TETRORCHIDIUM RUBRIVENIUM;

EID: 67749143899     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2008000500002     Document Type: Article

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