| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000291025 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Suffredini, Ivana Barbosa1 Paciencia, Mateus Luis Barradas Varella, Antonio Drauzio Younes, Riad Naim |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Paulista, Laboratorio de Extracao, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Pages: | 400-402 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Infections caused by multiresistant bacteria are a widespread problem, especially in intensive care units. New antibiotics are necessary, and we need to search for alternatives, including natural products. Brazil is one of the hottest spots in the world in terms of biodiversity, but little is known about the chemical and pharmacological properties of most of the plants found in the Amazon rain forest and the Atlantic Forest. We screened 1,220 organic and aqueous extracts, obtained from Amazon and Atlantic rain forest plants, against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E. coli. Seventeen organic and aqueous extracts obtained from 16 plants showed activity against both Gram-positive bacteria. None of the extracts showed relevant activity against the Gram-negative E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Química |
| Keyword: | Microbiología, Fitoquímica, Química farmacéutica, Extractos vegetales, Antibióticos, Selva tropical amazónica, Selva atlántica |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Chemistry, Microbiology, Medicinal chemistry, Phytochemistry, Plant extracts, Antibacterial activity, Amazon rain forest, Atlantic forest |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
