African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5254

Full Length Research Paper

Diketopiperazine alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum and evaluation of their antileishmanial activity

Luiza Guimarães Tunes
  • Luiza Guimarães Tunes
  • Genômica Funcional e Proteômica de Leishmania ssp. e Trypanosoma cruzi, Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Vívian Nicolau Gonçalves
  • Vívian Nicolau Gonçalves
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Daniela Nabak Bueno
  • Daniela Nabak Bueno
  • Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais Bioativos, Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Carlos Leomar Zani
  • Carlos Leomar Zani
  • Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais Bioativos, Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Luiz Henrique Rosa
  • Luiz Henrique Rosa
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Betania Barros Cota
  • Betania Barros Cota
  • Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais Bioativos, Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 26 June 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 August 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Tunes, L. G., Gonçalves, V. N., Bueno, D. N., Zani, C. L., Rosa, L. H., & Cota, B. B. (2019). Diketopiperazine alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum and evaluation of their antileishmanial activity. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 13(28), 562-567.
Chicago /
Luiza Guimarães Tunes, V&ivian Nicolau Gonçalves, Daniela Nabak Bueno, Carlos Leomar Zani, Luiz Henrique Rosa and Betania Barros Cota  . "Diketopiperazine alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum and evaluation of their antileishmanial activity." African Journal of Microbiology Research 13, no. 28 (2019): 562-567.
MLA /
Luiza Guimaratilde;es Tunes, et al. "Diketopiperazine alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum and evaluation of their antileishmanial activity." African Journal of Microbiology Research 13.28 (2019): 562-567.