Antibacterial and antifungal activity of extracts and exudates of the Amazonian medicinal tree Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson (common name: sucuba)
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(4): 659-661, July 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson is a tree found in the northern Amazon savannahs (common name sucuba) that is used in local Amerindian medicine. Leaf, bark and branch wood methanol extracts, sequentially obtained hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts and latex were evaluated for antifungal and antibacterial activities against American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and local clinical strains using the disc diffusion method. Methanol extracts and latex inhibited Candida albicans, leaf methanol extracts inhibited Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis and bark methanol extracts inhibited B. subtilis. Active extracts inhibited the ATCC and clinical strains. Polar antifungal and antibacterial principles in latex and extracts are thought to be responsible for the inhibition.
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Assunto principal:
Candida albicans
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Bacilos Gram-Positivos Formadores de Endosporo
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Apocynaceae
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Escherichia coli
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Antibacterianos
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Antifúngicos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia/BR
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Universidade Federal de Roraima/BR
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