May 2015

Evaluation of extract from leaves of Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. (Clusiaceae) using micronucleus assay in mouse bone-marrow cells

This study evaluated the chomosomal damage potential of the extract from leaves of Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. (Clusiaceae) in mouse bone-marrow cells. The extract was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to assess the concentration of coumarin (-) mammea A/BB, a compound with antileishmanial activity. The chromosomal damage potential of the extract was evaluated by the micronucleus test in...

Author(s): Lilian Lucy dos Santos, Mislaine Adriana Brenzan, Paula Akemi Honda, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte, Carlos Eduardo Oliveira, Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi, Lucia Elaine Ranieri Cortez and Diógenes Aparício Garcia Cortez

May 2015

The effect of light quality, temperature and substrate on seed germination and epicotyl development of Carapa guianensis, a multi-use neotropical tree

The neotropical tree Carapa guianensis has several economic and medicinal applications, and is valued for both the high-quality oil extracted from its seeds and its mahogany-like wood. Recruitment and expansion of C. guianensis depend mainly on sexual reproduction. However, germination conditions for C. guianensis are poorly studied. This makes the understanding of its germination requirements vital for conservation and...

Author(s): Larisse Lobo de Oliveira and Andrea Furtado Macedo,