Development and characterization of PLGA nanocapsules of grandisin isolated from Virola surinamensis: in vitro release and cytotoxicity studies

LA Stecanella, SF Taveira, RN Marreto… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2013 - Elsevier
The most studied phyto constituent isolated from Virola surinamensis (Rol. ex Rottb.) Warb.,
Myristicaceae, is the tetrahydrofuran neolignan grandisin, which exhibits a series of …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoides, actividades antibacteriana y antioxidante de propóleos de abejas sin aguijón, Melipona quadrifasciata, Melipona compressipes, Tetragonisca …

AJ Manrique, WC Santana - Zootecnia Tropical, 2008 - ve.scielo.org
En el presente trabajo se evaluaron el contenido de flavonoides, las actividades
antimicrobianas y antioxidante de los propóleos de abejas sin aguijón, Melipona …

Structure–activity relationship of antileishmanials neolignan analogues

M Aveniente, EF Pinto, LS Santos… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Twenty-two synthetic analogues of neolignans comprising β-ketoethers and β-ketosulfides
were obtained from condensation reactions among β-bromoketones and phenols or …

Larrea tridentata—Absolute configuration of its epoxylignans and investigations on its antiprotozoal activity

TJ Schmidt, S Rzeppa, M Kaiser, R Brun - Phytochemistry letters, 2012 - Elsevier
The dichloromethane extract of Larrea tridentata (Creosote bush, Zygophyllaceae) showed
activity against the protozoan pathogens Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma …

A pinoresinol–lariciresinol reductase homologue from the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) catalyzes the efficient in vitro conversion of p-coumaryl/coniferyl alcohol …

DG Vassão, SJ Kim, JK Milhollan, D Eichinger… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2007 - Elsevier
The creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) accumulates a complex mixture of 8–8′
regiospecifically linked lignans, of which the potent antioxidant nordihydroguaiaretic acid …

seco-Iridoids from Calycophyllum spruceanum (Rubiaceae)

LMC Zuleta, AJ Cavalheiro, DHS Silva, M Furlan… - Phytochemistry, 2003 - Elsevier
Three seco-iridoids 7-methoxydiderroside, 6′-O-acetyldiderroside and 8-O-
tigloyldiderroside, were isolated from the wood bark of Calycophyllum spruceanum together …

Endophytic fungi of tropical forests: a promising source of bioactive prototype molecules for the treatment of neglected diseases

LH Rosa, MLA Vieira, BB Cota, S Johann… - Drug development-a …, 2011 - books.google.com
Endophytic fungi are ubiquitous fungi that reside inter-or intracellularly in plant parts for at
least a portion of their lives without causing apparent symptoms of infection (Petrini, 1991) …

Antiprotozoal agents: an overview

CS Graebin, FD Uchoa, LSC Bernardes… - Anti-Infective Agents …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The therapy of parasitic diseases has relied, until recently, on the use of a very limited
number of drugs, most of them of low efficacy, leading to side effects and in certain cases …

Larvicidal activity of grandisin against Aedes aegypti

MMO Cabral, JA Alencar, AE Guimarães… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - BioOne
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. Because no effective vaccine is available for the disease, the strategy for its …

Biological activities of flavonoids from pathogenic-infected Astragalus adsurgens

J Chen, Y Li, LQ Yang, YZ Li, ZB Nan, K Gao - Food chemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study was aimed at the identification of biological components from pathogenic-
infected Astragalus adsurgens with an activity-guided purification process. Fifteen flavonoids …