Avalição da atividade citotóxica dos extratos das folhas de erythroxylum campestre (erythroxylaceae) frente às células sarcoma 180

Resumo

The use of medicinal plant has been described since civilizations’ first living, and it is still an important source of therapeutic resources nowadays. The plant Erythroxylum campestre sp belongs to the genus Erythroxylum. Interest in the genus has been intensified since the XIX century, after the discovery of pharmacological activities presented by the leaves of Erythroxylum coca. The occurrence of this genus is described in forest environments and sensu Cerrado (Savanna). This work aims at evaluating the cytotoxic activity of fractions (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol) from the leaves of Erythroxylum campestre sp regarding tumor cells of Sarcoma 180.

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Atividade citotóxica, Sarcoma 180, Erythroxylum campestre sp, Cytotoxic activity, Erythroxylum campestre sp, Sarcoma 180

Citação

PEREIRA, Adriana G.; MENEZES, Antônio Carlos S.; SANTOS, Mirley L. dos; VIEIRA, Tamires S.; SANTOS, Renato G.; LACERDA, Elisângela P. S. Avalição da atividade citotóxica dos extratos das folhas de erythroxylum campestre (erythroxylaceae) frente às células sarcoma 180. Revista Processos Químicos, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 17, p. 41-48, jan./jun. 2015.