title: Antibacterial activity of Persea cordata stem barks.
abstract: The antibacterial effects of extracts obtained from Persea cordata stem bark, employed in Brazil to treat infectious diseases, were studied. The ethyl acetate fraction of the hydroalcoholic extract showed activity against pathogenic bacteria which may justify the popular use of the plant.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR)/CCS, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), 88302-202, Itajaí-SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Schlemper
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlemper
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cechinel-Filho
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D019770:Lauraceae; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts