Antimicrobial activity of Fabaceae species used in Yucatan traditional medicine
2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 71; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00200-8
ISSN1873-6971
AutoresMiguel Rosado‐Vallado, Wendy F. Brito-Loeza, Gonzalo J. Mena‐Rejón, Esther Quintero‐Mármol, José Salvador Flores‐Guido,
Tópico(s)Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
ResumoThe methanol and water extracts of six Fabaceae species, traditionally used in Mayan medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea and eye infections, were phytochemically screened and tested for in vitro antimicrobial activity. Four species showed activity against Gram positive bacteria, five exhibited some activity against Candida albicans, two exhibited activity against Aspergillus niger and only one, Mimosa pigra, inhibited growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. None of the extracts was active against Escherichia coli.
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