Open AccessEffects of the extract and glycoalkaloids of Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill on Giardia lamblia trophozoites
Author(s) -
Gilmárcio Zimmermann Martins,
Raquel Regina Duarte Moreira,
Cleópatra da Silva Planeta,
Adélia Emília de Almeida,
Jairo K. Bastos,
Lı́gia Salgueiro,
Carlos Cavaleiro,
Maria do Céu Sousa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.157721
Subject(s) - giardia lamblia , ethanol , traditional medicine , ic50 , ethyl acetate , chemistry , giardia , in vitro , chromatography , biology , food science , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
Solanum lycocarpum has great importance for food and medicinal traditional use. Recently, it was also evidenced that extracts of S. lycocarpum St. Hill (Solanaceae) and its glycoalkaloids, solamargine (Sg) and solasonine (Sn), are active against flagellated protozoa.