- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Mangiferin and Mango Extracts
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
2020-2022
Laurus nobilis L. is a large shrub belonging to the Lauracea family. Its leaves are widely used for food seasoning as well in folk medicine. Various studies have demonstrated antiproliferative, antifungal and antibacterial effects of nobilis, but no investigated genotoxic effect aqueous extract plant. The objective this study was analyze potential an leaves, using Allium cepa assay mouse peripheral blood cell micronucleus test. results showed that did not any activity, cytotoxic activity...
Mangifera indica L., known as mango tree, is a species belonging to family Anacardiaceae, widely used in popular medicine whose leaves are treat several diseases. Although studies did not detect the cytogenotoxic activity of M. leaf extract, other authors have observed these feature and highlighted importance further research about toxic potential extract. The aim current assess aqueous extract through comet DNA assay micronucleus test. It was possible observing significant increase number...
Persea americana Mill., belonging to the family Lauraceae, is noteworthy for large amount of ethnopharmacological information in its regard, attributing it many and varied medicinal properties. The tea alcoholic extracts made from leaves are used folk medicine treat various ailments. This study was designed analyze cytogenotoxicity underlying chemistry aqueous hydroalcoholic avocado leaves, using Allium cepa micronucleus tests. results obtained by applying experimental models demonstrate...