Evaluation of antibacterial activity of "Mangabarana" Austroplenckia populnea Reissek (Celastraceae)

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Duarte, Lucienir P.¹  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil¹  Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, Brazil¹  Miranda, Roqueline R. S. de¹  Carvalho, Paulo B. de¹  Messas, Ana Cristina¹  Silva, Grácia D. F.¹  Vieira Filho, Sidney A.¹  Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil¹ 

关键词: Austroplenckia populnea;    Celastraceae;    antibacterial activity;    pentacyclic triterpenes.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2009000300006

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

Austroplenckia populnea (Mangabarana) is popularly used by people from Minas Gerais, Brazil for dysenteries diseases treatment. Antitumor and antiulcer activities were also attributed to this plant. Extracts obtained using solvents of different polarities and pentacyclic triterpenes (PCTTs) isolated from these extracts through phytochemical methods were submitted to antibacterial assays. The results showed the existence of this activity and open perspectives for news studies with other organic compounds isolated from this plant.

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