A. C. Pinto

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Chemical composition and anti-inflammatory activity of copaiba oils from Copaifera cearensis Huber ex Ducke, Copaifera reticulata Ducke and Copaifera multijuga Hayne--a comparative study.
Copaiba oil is an oleoresin obtained from the Copaifera L. genus (Leguminoseae) commonly featured in anti-inflammatory recipe prescribed by Amazonian traditional medical practitioners and featured in… Expand
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Effect of Brazilian copaiba oils on Leishmania amazonensis.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Copaiba oil has been used in folk medicine since the 19th century. The use of copaiba oils to treat leishmaniasis is cited in several ethnopharmacological studies.… Expand
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Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology: a successful combination in the study of Croton cajucara.
Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of Croton cajucara were oriented by traditional medicine. The stem bark of the mature plant is a rich source of clerodane-type diterpenes:… Expand
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Antineoplasic activity of Copaifera multijuga oil and fractions against ascitic and solid Ehrlich tumor.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic treatment with C. multijuga oil on Ehrlich tumor evolution. C. multijuga was fractionated in a KOH impregnated silica gel column… Expand
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Cytotoxic and DNA-topoisomerase effects of lapachol amine derivatives and interactions with DNA.
The cytotoxic activity of amino (3a-e), aza-1-antraquinone (4a-e) lapachol derivatives against Ehrlich carcinoma and human K562 leukemia cells was investigated. Cell viability was determined using… Expand
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Characterization of the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of fractions obtained from Copaifera multijuga Hayne.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Copaifera multijuga Hayne (Leguminosae) is a tree that produces an oleoresin, which is extensively commercialized in Brazil as capsules or crude oil for the treatment… Expand
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Design, synthesis, and evaluation of guanylhydrazones as potential inhibitors or reactivators of acetylcholinesterase
Abstract Analogs of pralidoxime, which is a commercial antidote for intoxication from neurotoxic organophosphorus compounds, were designed, synthesized, characterized, and tested as potential… Expand
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Docking of the alkaloid geissospermine into acetylcholinesterase: a natural scaffold targeting the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
AbstractPharmacological studies from our group [Lima et al. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 92:508, (2009)] revealed that geissospermine (GSP), the major alkaloid of the bark extract of Brazilian… Expand
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New Trifluoromethyl Triazolopyrimidines as Anti-Plasmodiumfalciparum Agents
According to the World Health Organization, half of the World’s population, approximately 3.3 billion people, is at risk for developing malaria. Nearly 700,000 deaths each year are associated with… Expand
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Indole glucoalkaloids from Chimarrhis turbinata and their evaluation as antioxidant agents and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
As part of our study on bioactive agents from Brazilian rainforest plants, two new glucoalkaloids, 3,4-dehydro-strictosidine (1) and 3,4-dehydro-strictosidinic acid (2), were isolated from Chimarrhis… Expand
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