Silva Tamires Mota da, Carvalho Clarice Maia, Lima Renato Abreu, Facundo Valdir Alves, Cunha Renildo Moura da, Meneguetti Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira
Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciência, Inovação e Tecnologia para a Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciência da Saúde na Amazônia Ocidental, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 Jul-Aug;51(4):533-536. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0055-2017.
This aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis, a plant species used in Amazonian folk medicine.
A disk diffusion technique was used to investigate the antibacterial potential.
The hexanic fractions and tingenone B isolate showed inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
These results indicate the antibacterial potential of this species and will enable future studies to identify novel therapeutic alternatives from this species.
本研究的目的是评估圭亚那美登木（一种用于亚马逊民间医学的植物）的提取物和分离物的抗菌活性。
采用纸片扩散法研究其抗菌潜力。
正己烷提取物和丁香酮B分离物对金黄色葡萄球菌和肺炎链球菌显示出抑制作用。
这些结果表明该物种具有抗菌潜力，并将使未来的研究能够从该物种中鉴定出新的治疗替代品。
