Antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis Klotzsch ex Reissek (Celastraceae) Chichuá Amazon

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

Lima, Renato Abreu¹  Silva, Tamires Mota da²  Carvalho, Clarice Maia³ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Benjamin Constant, Brazil

关键词: Ethnopharmacology;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Streptococcus pneumoniae.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0055-2017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTIONThis aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis, a plant species used in Amazonian folk medicine.METHODSA disk diffusion technique was used to investigate the antibacterial potential.RESULTSThe hexanic fractions and tingenone B isolate showed inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae.CONCLUSIONSThese results indicate the antibacterial potential of this species and will enable future studies to identify novel therapeutic alternatives from this species.

【 授权许可】

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