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Biological activity of the aqueous extract of Lychnophora pinaster Mart.
Fecha
2005-12Registro en:
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Curitiba, PR, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, v. 15, n. 4, p. 294-297, 2005.
0102-695X
1981-528X
10.1590/S0102-695X2005000400006
S0102-695X2005000400006
S0102-695X2005000400006.pdf
Autor
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
LM-University of Munich
Universidade de Brasília
Institución
Resumen
Lyophilized aqueous extract (LAE) from Lychnophora pinaster Mart (Asteraceae) aerial parts was evaluated in the search of possible biological activities. LAE exhibited trypanocidal activity (113.62 mg/mL), but could not inhibit 5-lipoxygenase in vitro (17% of inhibition). LAE chemical characterization by HPLC with UV-Diode Array Detector showed the presence of caffeic acid, isochlorogenic acid, vitexin, isovitexin and quercetin, in comparison with authentic samples.