Evaluation of antitumoral and antimicrobial activity of Morinda citrifolia L. grown in Southeast Brazil

To evaluate the antitumor and antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit cultivated in southeastern Brazil. Preparation ethanolic extract of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia L. Culture of melanoma cells B16-F10 for treatment with ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit to determine cell viability by MTT and determination temporal effect of ethanolic extract fruit on the cell growth B16-F10 for 8 days. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract fruit against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). R: The ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit (10mg/mL) decreased cellular activity and inhibited 45% the rate of cell proliferation of B16-F10 melanoma treated during period studied. The ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit demonstrated antimicrobial activity inhibiting the growth of both microorganisms studied. Staphylococcus aureus was less resistant to ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit than Escherichia coli, 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL, respectively. What these results indicate that the ethanolic extract of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia L. showed antitumor activity with inhibition of viability and growth of B16-F10 cells and also showed antibacterial activity as induced inhibition of growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.(AU)

Identification of a bioactive compound isolated from Brazilian propolis type 6.

A prenylated benzophenone, hyperibone A, was isolated from the hexane fraction of Brazilian propolis type 6. Its structure was determined by spectral analysis including 2D NMR. This compound exhibited cytotoxic activity against HeLa tumor cells (IC(50)=0.1756microM), strong antimicrobial activity (MIC range-0.73-6.6microg/mL; MBC range-2.92-106microg/mL) against Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus oralis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Actinomyces naeslundii, and the results of its cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities were considered good.

Estandarización del método para medir el efecto diferencial de los antibióticos antraciclínicos (ATC) doxorubicina y 4'epi doxorubicina sobre plásmido y/o cromosoma bacteriano in vivo / Standarized of the method for to measure the effect diferential of the anthacycline antibiotics (ATC) doxorubinic or 4'epi doxorubicin above plasmic and cromosome bacteriane in vitro

Los antibióticos antraciclínicos (ATC) se utilizan en la terapéutica como antineoplásicos ya que actúan intercalándose entre las bases apareadas del ADN, modificando su estructura y conformación y afectando a las polimerasas y topoisomerasas. En el presente trabajo se intenta demostrar que la resistencia a antibióticos, cuando ésta se encuentra modificada por un plásmido, puede ser alterada por la presencia de ATC. La cepa bacteriana DH5 alfa/pUC19 se cultivo en medio tripticasa soya y luego se colocó en ausencia y presencia de ampicilina (como presión selectiva) y de una ATC (Doxorubicina a 4'epi Doxorubicina). El efecto se puso en evidencia por cuantificación del crecimiento y por evaluación del color en placas con X-gal. Los resultados sugieren que la Doxorubicina tiene un efecto negativo sobre la replicación del plásmido pero afecta positivamente la expresión del mismo. Mientras que 4'-epi Doxorubicina afecta negativamente ambos procesos. Se propone la 4'-epi Doxorubicina como antibiótico para curar plásmidos y así resistencias codificadas en plásmidos, haciéndose la bacteria sensible al antibiótico

Estudos visando a síntese da macrosfelida (+)-A e síntese de anéis diidropirrólicos / Macrosfelide (+)-A and dihydropyrrol rings synthesis study

A primeira etapa deste trabalho refere-se à síntese da macrosfelida (+)-A, produto natural isolado da cultura de fungos Microsphaeropsis sp. FO5050, pertencente a uma classe de compostos que apresentam atividade antineoplásica. Para isso, foram utilizados sulfóxidos quirais, como indutores diastereosseletivos na síntese dos dois fragmentos propostos, A e B. A segunda parte deste trabalho refere-se a reações de ciclofuncionalização, utilizando iodo como eletrófilo. Na primeira etapa foram sintetizados compostos...

The presence of anti-leukoblast antibodies as complement fixation agents in leukemia patients imm-nized with leukoblats treated with neuraminidase and radiation.

Six adult patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia were treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This was done with cultured autologous leukoblasts, treated with neuraminidase of Vibrio cholerae and radiation, and injected six to ten times each eight to ten days between the chemotherapy cycles. Class IgC leukemic anti-leukoblast antibodies which are able to activate the C3 component of the complement system were found in the serum of patients. Five patients have been in complete remission for more than twenty months and the sixth patient for ten months. Antibodies for C3 fixation were not found in the serum of five other patients who were not immunized, nor in five healthy control subjects.