Natural products have been utilized for medicinal purposes for millennia, endowing them
with a rich source of chemical scaffolds and pharmacological leads for drug discovery …

Helicteres genus, Malvaceae, has pantropical distribution, encompasses about 60 species,
31 of them found in Brazil. Species belonging to this genus are used for treatment of various …

Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) Thwaites is a traditional medicinal plant belonging to the family
Malvaceae, used in folk medicine for inflamed snake bites and bee stings. The current study …

Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) C. Presl (Malvaceae) is commonly used in Brazil to treat bee
stings and as an antiseptic. The antioxidant properties of its extracts have been previously …

The species Waltheria viscosissima A. St.–Hil, Malvaceae, which is known as 'malva-
branca', is traditionally used in the Brazilian northeast for the treatment of coughs. This …

Abstract Background Carboxylesterases (CEs) belong to the serine hydrolase family, and
are in charge of hydrolyzing chemicals with carboxylic acid ester and amide functional …

A hitherto unknown polyoxygenated flavonol robinobioside (gossypetin-3-O-β-d-
robinobioside) was isolated from the leaves of Caesalpinia gilliesii along with thirteen …

Previous researches showed that fatty acids analysis might be a useful tool to support the
taxonomic investigation. In this approach the fatty acids content of ten Malvoideae species …

Aedes aegypti L. is known as the most relevant vector mosquito for viruses such as yellow
fever, chikungunya, dengue, and Zika, especially in places with unplanned urbanization …

Os metabólitos secundários produzidos pelas plantas são responsáveis por suas atividades
farmacológicas e a produção destes metabólitos representa também uma interação química …