Antimicrobial activity and constituents of Coccoloba acrostichoides.
The ethanol extract and fractions from Coccoloba acrostichoides aerial parts were assayed for in vitro antimicrobial activity. The extract was active against the assayed bacteria while most of the fractions also inhibited fungal growth, especially the n-hexane and EtOAc fractions. The isolated beta-sitosterol and betulin were tested, being the last one active against Fusarium oxysporum.
Cota
Betânia Barros
BB
Faculty of Pharmacy, UFMG, Av. Olegário Maciel, 2360, Belo Horizonte CEP 30.180-112, Brazil.
de Oliveira
Alaíde Braga
AB
de Souza-Filho
José Dias
JD
Braga
Fernão Castro
FC
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019664:Polygonaceae
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts