Mastite bovina é caraterizada por inflamação da glândula mamária, geralmente em resposta à infecção bacteriana, compromete quali-quantitativamente a produção leiteira. Este estudo objetivou verificar a atividade antibacteriana in vitro do extrato hidroalcoólico da casca da romã sobre bactérias isoladas de leite bovino. As colônias de Staphylococcus spp. foram ressuspendidas a escala 6 de MacFarland e ajustada a sua concentração por espectrofotometria UV visível na concentração de 10 mL-1. Os extratos foram avaliados em quintuplicata, em sete concentrações: de 4mg mL-1 até 0,0625 mg.mL-1. A sensibilidade dos isolados microbianos foi determinada utilizando o teste de difusão em disco e os resultados que apresentaram zonas de inibição correspondentes a valores a partir de 15 mm, foram considerados sensíveis. Os resultados foram avaliados pelo método ANOVA, teste de Tukey 5%, utilizando o SISVAR 5.3 -DEX/UFLA. Adicionalmente o extrato foi avaliado quanto à atividade antioxidante, teores de fenóis e flavonoides totais. Para tanto o extrato foi diluído em sete concentrações: de 25 a 1000µg.mL-1, e avaliado em triplicata. O crescimento bacteriano foi inibido a partir da concentração de 4mg.mL-1 e a ação antioxidante foi verificada a partir de 50µg.mL-1, com valores correspondentes a 4.62%, atingindo platô de 64,90% na concentração de 500µg.mL-1. Na avaliação da atividade captadora de radicais, empregando o radical livre DPPH, o extrato demonstrou atividade antioxidante (IC50%= 378,80µg/mL). Porém, não foi possível correlacionar a atividade antioxidante aos teores de fenóis e flavonoides. Talvez a presença de outras substâncias alcaloides e taninos presentes no extrato, possam ter sido as responsáveis pela atividade antioxidante encontrada. Conclui-se que o extrato hidroalcoólico de Punica granatum Linn. apresenta atividade antimicrobiana contra Staphylococcus spp., demonstrando potencial benefício para o controle da mastite bovina.
"The Evaluation of the genotoxic potency of the Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers, Bignoneaceae, crude extract on bone marrow of mice". Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers, Bignoneaceae, is used in the treatment of vitiligo and other diseases, but its genotoxic effects are unknown. In this way, this study aimed to evaluate the genotoxic effect of extracts of P. venusta in mice using the micronucleus (MN) and chromosome aberration tests (CA). The plant was collected, selected, dried, pounded and extracted with ethanol. Mice weighing 40 g were divided in experimental and control groups. The experimental groups received different concentrations (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg body weight), by oral gavage. The negative control group (NC) received water. The frequency of MNPCE of experimental controls was significantly lower when compared with NC, but it was statistically lower than PC's frequency. P.venusta didn't show genotoxicity activity.
The growing demand for food has intensified the search for compounds of plant origin to protect field crops from predators and pathogens, as these compounds have less environmental impact and are considered healthier than synthetic compounds. Among plant species with insecticidal activity, Spathodea campanulata has been identified as a potential source of insecticidal compounds. Therefore, in this study we verified the insecticidal effect of nectar from S. campanulata against three different insects. In addition, the oxidant activity of nectar and proteomic assay were conducted to identify the insecticide potential. Both gross and dialyzate nectar showed a promising toxic effect against Euschistus heros (Fabr.), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner) insects. According to oxidant tests, non-denatured nectar showed a higher oxidant activity than denatured nectar, in both albumin degradation and TBARS tests. SDS-PAGE and 2D-PAGE were used to characterize the nectar proteins, revealing 13 spots that were compatible to either proteins or peptides. The most relevant spots were analyzed by mass spectrometry, confirming the presence of proteins associated with insecticidal activity. In conclusion, it is hypothesized that S. campanulata nectar has insecticidal effects and this activity is linked to the classes of pro-oxidant proteins or peptides present in its chemical composition.
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