The in Vitro Biological Activity of the Brazilian Brown Seaweed Dictyota mertensii against Leishmania amazonensis

The in Vitro Biological Activity of the Brazilian Brown Seaweed Dictyota mertensii against Leishmania amazonensis

Seaweeds present a wide variety of interesting bioactive molecules. In the present work we evaluated the biological activity of the dichloromethane/methanol (2:1) extract (DME) from the brown seaweed Dictyota mertensii against Leishmania amazonensis and its cytotoxic potential on mammalian cells. Th...

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Main Authors: Amanda Silva dos Santos Aliança, Keicyanne Fernanda Lessa dos Anjos, Thiago Nogueira de Vasconcelos Reis, Taciana Mirely Maciel Higino, Maria Carolina Accioly Brelaz-de-Castro, Éverson Miguel Bianco, Regina Celia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Dictyota mertensii
chemotherapy
Leishmania amazonensi
ultrastructure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/9/14052

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