Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6291403 | Experimental Parasitology | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Acetogenins were isolated from A. muricata and scoparone from P. floribundum. ⺠All compounds inhibited the promastigote growth in the three species. ⺠Annonacinone presented high leishmanicidal activity. ⺠Corossolone, and scoparone demonstrated moderate leishmanicidal actions. ⺠Toxicity was tested using A. salina assay, corossolone was the most toxic compound.
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Authors
Nadja Soares Vila-Nova, Selene Maia de Morais, Maria José Cajazeiras Falcão, Terezinha Thaize Negreiros Alcantara, Pablito Augusto Travassos Ferreira, Eveline Solon Barreira Cavalcanti, Icaro Gusmão Pinto Vieira, Cláudio Cabral Campello, Mary Wilson,