Ethnobotany and the role of plant natural products in antibiotic drug discovery

G Porras, F Chassagne, JT Lyles, L Marquez… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The crisis of antibiotic resistance necessitates creative and innovative approaches, from
chemical identification and analysis to the assessment of bioactivity. Plant natural products …

Terpene derivatives as a potential agent against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pathogens

NA Mahizan, SK Yang, CL Moo, AAL Song, CM Chong… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The evolution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogens has prompted extensive
research to find alternative therapeutics. Plants rich with natural secondary metabolites are …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil

RV Ribeiro, IGC Bieski, SO Balogun… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological importance Currently, in many traditional communities, such as the
riverine community in the North Araguaia microregion (Mato Grosso, Brazil), plant …

Chemistry and Biological Activities of Terpenoids from Copaiba (Copaifera spp.) Oleoresins

LM Leandro, F de Sousa Vargas, PCS Barbosa… - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Copaiba oleoresins are exuded from the trunks of trees of the Copaifera species
(Leguminosae-Caesalpinoideae). This oleoresin is a solution of diterpenoids, especially …

[PDF][PDF] Chlorhexidine–pharmaco-biological activity and application

TM Karpiński, AK Szkaradkiewicz - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, 2015 - europeanreview.org
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles for inclusion in this review were retrieved from online
databases PubMed/Medline. The selected papers were included in the present manuscript …

Copaifera of the Neotropics: A Review of the Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

R Da Trindade, JK Da Silva, WN Setzer - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The oleoresin of Copaifera trees has been widely used as a traditional medicine in
Neotropical regions for thousands of years and remains a popular treatment for a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, chemical composition, biological activities and analytical methods on Copaifera genus—A review

C Arruda, JAA Mejía, VP Ribeiro, CHG Borges… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Copaifera is a genus of large trees found in Brazil, mainly in Amazon forest, but also in
Atlantic forest and cerrado biomes. It has also been found in other countries in South …

Chemopreventive potential of caryophyllane sesquiterpenes: An overview of preliminary evidence

A Di Sotto, R Mancinelli, M Gullì, M Eufemi… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Caryophyllane sesquiterpenes are unique natural compounds widely
occurring in nature, especially in plant essential oils, that are characterized by multiple …

Canga biodiversity, a matter of mining

A Skirycz, A Castilho, C Chaparro, N Carvalho… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Brazilian name canga refers to the ecosystems associated with superficial iron crusts typical
for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (MG) and some parts of Amazon (Flona de Carajas) …

Antimicrobial activity of copaiba oil: A review and a call for further research

PL Tobouti, TC de Andrade Martins, TJ Pereira… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Copaiba oil has been used for more than 390 years, however, considering the time of
empirical use, there are a scarce number of publications on its activities. This essential oil is …