March 2016

Terpenoids from Phaulopsis imbricata (Acanthaceae)

The whole plant of Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet (Acanthaceae) was collected at Bansoa, Cameroon, shade dried and extracted by maceration in methanol. This study was carried out to isolate secondary metabolites from this plant species that has not been investigated so far. Two lupane-type triterpenoids, one β-type carotenoid, one eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoid, and one sterol glycoside were isolated from the...

Author(s): Archile Bernabe Ouambo Kengne, Mathieu Tene, Alembert Tiabou Tchinda, Pierre Tane and Michel Frédérich

March 2016

Antimicrobial and phytotoxicity activities of aqueous crude extract from the Amazonian ethnomedicinal plant Bellucia grossularioides (L.) Triana

The use of plants or their parts as alternative therapies for disease is very common in many countries worldwide. Secondary metabolites present in the extracts of certain plants can inhibit or halt the development of certain pathogen species. The present study assessed the possible antimicrobial activities of a popular crude aqueous extract. The aerial parts of the Amazon tree Bellucia grossularioides (L) Triana...

Author(s): Rafael Tagori De Melo Cutrim Martins, Ana Kleiber Pessoa Borges, Amaraína Maia Armiato and Raphael Sanzio Pimenta,