The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Caulerpin, a Bisindole Alkaloid Isolated from Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa

The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Caulerpin, a Bisindole Alkaloid Isolated from Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa

The antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of caulerpin was investigated. This bisindole alkaloid was isolated from the lipoid extract of Caulerpa racemosa and its structure was identified by spectroscopic methods, including IR and NMR techniques. The pharmacological assays used were the wri...

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Main Authors: Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, Bárbara Viviana de Oliveira Santos, Petrônio Filgueiras de Athayde-Filho, José Maria Barbosa-Filho, João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior, Maria Célia de Oliveira Chaves, George Emmanuel C. de Miranda, Vitor Prates Lorenzo, Eliane A. Campessato Mella, Anansa Bezerra de Aquino, Diogo José Costa da Silva, Daysianne Pereira de Lira, Aline Cavalcanti de Queiroz, Éverton Tenório de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Caulerpa racemosa
antinociceptive
anti-inflammatory
caulerpin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/7/4/689/

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