April 2019

Genus Etlingera - A review on chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils

Essential oil from plants belonging to several species has been extensively used as natural resources in the prevention and treatment of a large number of diseases. The medicinal and aromatic plants of genus Etlingera produces high percentages of essential oil from its every organ and is recommended for a variety of health problems by traditional systems of medicine in south-east Asia. Essential oils from this genus...

Author(s): A. F. M. Shahid Ud-Daula and Mohammad A. Basher

April 2019

Cytotoxic potential of 14 Passiflora species against cancer cells

This work aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic potential against cancer cells of Passiflora genus plant species cultivated in Brazil and identify the mechanism of cytotoxicity induced by the most promising extract. Ethanolic extracts from the leaves of 14 Passiflora species were obtained by accelerated solvent extraction and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluated against cancer cell lines using MTT assay at a single concentration...

Author(s): Ricardo Guimarães Amaral, Silvana Vieira Floresta Gomes, Maria Claudia dos Santos Luciano, Cláudia do Ó Pessoa, Luciana Nalone Andrade, Patrícia Severino, Geraldo Célio Brandão, Larissa Mendes Bomfim, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Daniel Pereira Bezerra, Jorge Maurício David and Adriana Andrade Carvalho