Leishmanicidal activity of Cecropia pachystachya flavonoids: Arginase inhibition and altered mitochondrial DNA arrangement

Phytochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-77

  Cruz, Ebenézer De Mello ^a   Da Silva, Edson Roberto ^b   Maquiaveli, Claudia Do Carmo ^b   Alves, Eliomara Sousa Sobral ^a   Lucon Jr , João Francisco ^b   Reis, Matheus Balduino Gonçalves Dos ^b   Toledo, Cleyton Eduardo Mendes De ^c   Cruz, Frederico Guaré ^d   Vannier Santos, Marcos André ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade Ingá Unidade de Ensino Superior Ingá   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arginase; Cecropia pachystachya; Cecropiaceae; Kinetoplast; Leishmania; Oxidative stress; Polyamines; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ARGINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSIDE; METHANOL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; ORIENTIN;

ARTICLE; CECROPIA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; SOLUBILITY;

ACETATES; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARGINASE; CECROPIA PLANT; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; METHANOL; SOLUBILITY;

CECROPIA; CECROPIA PACHYSTACHYA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; URTICACEAE;

EID: 84875746495     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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