Byrsonima fagifolia Niedenzu Apolar Compounds with Antitubercular Activity

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the chloroform extract of Byrsonima fagifolia leaves led to the isolation of active antitubercular compounds alkane dotriacontane (Minimal Inhibitory Concentration—MIC, 62.5 μg mL−1), triterpenoids as bassic acid (MIC = 2.5 μg mL−1), α-amyrin acetate (MIC = 62.5 μg m...

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Main Authors: Higuchi, C. T., Sannomiya, M., Pavan, F. R., Leite, S. R. A., Sato, D. N., Franzblau, S. G., Sacramento, L. V. S., Vilegas, W., Leite, C. Q. F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135853/