African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of the modulatory and antibacterial activity of the ethanolic extract and fractions of Duguetia furfuracea A. St.-Hil.

Cicera Norma Fernandes
  • Cicera Norma Fernandes
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Heloisa Helena Ferreira Sousa
  • Heloisa Helena Ferreira Sousa
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Maria Cristina Melo Borges
  • Maria Cristina Melo Borges
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Celestina Elba Sobral Souza
  • Celestina Elba Sobral Souza
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Glaucia Morgana Melo Guedes
  • Glaucia Morgana Melo Guedes
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Fernando Gomes Figueredo
  • Fernando Gomes Figueredo
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Saulo Relison Tintino
  • Saulo Relison Tintino
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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José Galberto Martins Costa
  • José Galberto Martins Costa
  • Research Laboratory of Natural Products, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho
  • Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes
  • Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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Marta Regina Kerntopf
  • Marta Regina Kerntopf
  • Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato (CE), Brazil.
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  •  Accepted: 30 December 2013
  •  Published: 08 January 2014

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