Chemical composition and antiprotozoal activities of Colombian Lippia spp essential oils and their major components

The chemical composition and biological activities of 19 essential oils and seven of their major components were tested against free and intracellular forms of Leishmania chagasi and Trypanosoma cruzi parasites as well as Vero and THP-1 mammalian cell lines. The essential oils were obtained from dif...

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Main Authors: Patricia Escobar, Sandra Milena Leal, Laura Viviana Herrera, Jairo Rene Martinez, Elena Stashenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200013