Cholesterol-dependent hemolytic activity of Passiflora quadrangularis leaves

Plants used in traditional medicine are rich sources of hemolysins and cytolysins, which are potential bactericidal and anticancer drugs. The present study demonstrates for the first time the presence of a hemolysin in the leaves of Passiflora quadrangularis L. This hemolysin is heat stable, resista...

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Main Authors: L.N. Yuldasheva, E.B. Carvalho, M.-T.J.A. Catanho, O.V. Krasilnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000700009