Publications by authors named "Sueli Maria Gomes"
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- Nic. García is a threatened species from the Brazilian Cerrado with potential for treating Alzheimer's Disease, and this study examined how different growing conditions affect its growth and chemical composition.
- Seeds were grown in the greenhouse under various treatments of sucrose and activated carbon, with results showing that higher sucrose concentrations boosted biomass and root counts, while AC positively impacted leaf and root size but negatively affected root numbers.
- Chemical analyses revealed significant differences in the abundance of key compounds across treatments, and tests confirmed the presence of alkaloids, highlighting the importance of optimal growing conditions for the conservation of this endangered species.
The use of natural oils in topical pharmaceutical preparations has usually presented safe agents for the improvement of human health. Based on research into the immense potential of wound management and healing, we aimed to validate the use of topical natural products by studying the ability of the essential oil of DC leaves (oEd) to stimulate in vitro skin cell migration. Skin cytotoxicity was evaluated using a fibroblast cell line (L929) by MTT assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Medicinal plants have traditionally been used in many parts of the world as alternative medicine. Many extracts and essential oils isolated from plants have disclosed biological activity, justifying the investigation of their potential antimicrobial activity. In this study, the in vitro antifungal activity of six Brazilian Cerrado medicinal plant species were evaluated against clinically relevant Candida species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe increased amount of melanin leads to skin disorders such as age spots, freckles, melasma and malignant melanoma. Tyrosinase is known to be the key enzyme in melanin production. Plants and their extracts are inexpensive and rich resources of active compounds that can be utilized to inhibit tyrosinase as well as can be used for the treatment of dermatological disorders associated with melanin hyperpigmentation.
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