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Chemical and biological characterisation of Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) Stellfeld: absence of cytotoxicity and mutagenicity and possible chemopreventive potential.
Mutagenesis - 1 Mar 2016
Ribeiro Diego Luis, Cilião Heloísa Lizotti, Specian Ana Flávia Leal, Serpeloni Juliana Mara, de Souza Marilesia Ferreira, Tangerina Marcelo Marucci Pereira, Vilegas Wagner, Boldrin Paula Karina, Resende Flávia Aparecida, Varanda Eliana Aparecida, Martínez-López Wilner, Sannomiya Miriam, Cólus Ilce Mara Syllos
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Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) Stellfeld (M.hirtum) is a plant known as 'jacarandá-bico-de-pato' whose bark is commonly used against diarrhea, cough and cancer. The aim of this study was to phytochemically characterise the hydroethanolic extract of this plant, investigate its antimutagenic activities...
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