Cytotoxic, trypanocidal, and antifungal activities of Eugenia jambolana L.

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-70

  Dos Santos, Karla K A ^a   Matias, Edinardo F F ^a   Tintino, Saulo R ^a   Souza, Celestina E S ^a   Braga, Maria F B M ^a   Guedes, Gláucia M M ^a   Rolón, Miriam ^b   Vega, Celeste ^b   De Arias, Antonieta Rojas ^b   Costa, José G M ^a   Menezes, Irwin A ^a   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

anti epimastigote activity; antifungal activity; Chagas' disease; cytotoxicity; Eugenia jambolana; modifying activity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX; NYSTATIN; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPIMASTIGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAFLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOTOXINS; EUGENIA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MACROPHAGES; METRONIDAZOLE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84855491756     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0298     Document Type: Article

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