Leishmanicidal compounds of Nectria pseudotrichia, an endophytic fungus isolated from the plant Caesalpinia echinata (Brazilwood)

Leishmanicidal compounds of Nectria pseudotrichia, an endophytic fungus isolated from the plant Caesalpinia echinata (Brazilwood)

BACKGROUND In a screen of extracts from plants and fungi to detect antileishmanial activity, we found that the ethyl acetate extract of the fungus Nectria pseudotrichia, isolated from the tree Caesalpinia echinata (Brazilwood), is a promising source of bioactive compounds. OBJECTIVES The aims of th...

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Main Authors: Betania Barros Cota, Luiza Guimarães Tunes, Daniela Nabak Bueno Maia, Jonas Pereira Ramos, Djalma Menezes de Oliveira, Markus Kohlhoff, Tânia Maria de Almeida Alves, Elaine Maria Souza-Fagundes, Fernanda Fraga Campos, Carlos Leomar Zani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
fungal metabolites
natural products
Leishmania braziliensis
antileishmanial
neglected disease
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