Trypanocide, cytotoxic, and antifungal activities of Momordica charantia

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-166

  Santos, Karla K A ^a   Matias, Edinardo F F ^a   Sobral Souza, Celestina E ^a   Tintino, Saulo R ^a   Morais Braga, Maria F B ^a   Guedes, Glaucia M M ^a   Santos, Francisco A V ^a   A Sousa, Ana Carla ^a   Roln, Miriam ^b   Vega, Celeste ^b   De Arias, Antonieta Rojas ^b   Costa, José G M ^a   Menezes, Irwin R 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

Antiepimastigote activity; Candida spp.; Chagas disease; Modifying activity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NIFURTIMOX; NYSTATIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EPIMASTIGOTE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CELL LINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; METRONIDAZOLE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TOXICITY TESTS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CUCURBITACEAE; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84855759464     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.581672     Document Type: Article

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