1. Antidiabetic effects of galactomannans from Adenanthera pavonina L. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice
Icaro PINTO VIEIRA ; Francisca MENDES ; Sabrina DA SILVA ; Raquel PAIM ; Bruno DA SILVA ; Stephen BENJAMIN ; Eridan Orlando FLOREAN ; Maria FLORINDO GUEDES
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2018;11(2):116-122
Objective: To evaluate the antidiabetic effect of galactomannans extracted from Adenanthera pavonina's L. seeds (GAP) in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic mice. Methods: The preliminary galactomannan yield from Adenanthera pavonina L. plant and extraction products composition were evaluated. Various chemical characterization methods like thin layer chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,
2. Characterization of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl bark root extract and evaluation of cytotoxic effect on human tumor cell lines
Paulo Fernando Machado PAREDES ; Fernando Csar Rodrigues BRITO ; Luiz Francisco Wemmenson Gonalves MOURA ; Patrícia Araujo DE RODRIGUES ; Stephen Rathinaraj BENJAMIN ; Eridan Orlando Pereira Tramontina FLOREAN ; Maria Izabel Florindo GUEDES ; Selene Maia DE MORAIS ; Francisco Ernani Alves MAGALHÃES
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2018;8(7):345-351
Objective: To evaluate the chemical components of active extract from Cnidoscolus quercifolius root bark and its cytotoxic potential against several tumor strains. Methods: The high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection and