Antiprotozoal Activity of Quinonemethide Triterpenes from Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae)

Antiprotozoal Activity of Quinonemethide Triterpenes from Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae)

The present study describes the leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities of two quinonemethide triterpenes, maytenin (1) and pristimerin (2), isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia root barks (Celastraceae). The compounds were effective against the Trypanosomatidae Leishmania amazonensis and Leishmania...

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Main Authors: Maysa Furlan, Ana Maria Soares Pereira, Regina M. B. Cicarelli, Beatriz S. Stolf, Mariana Kolos Galuppo, Camila T. Nogueira, Isabel Martinez, Luis O. Regasini, Mariana da Costa Siqueira, Karoline M. Leite, Vania A. F. F. M. dos Santos, Marcia A. S. Graminha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Celastraceae
Maytenus ilicifolia
leishmanicidal
trypanocidal
quinone-methide triterpenes
maytenin
pristimerin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/1/1053

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