Antitumor and Antiviral Activity of Colombian Medicinal Plant

ABSTRACT: Extracts of nine species of plants traditionally used in Colombia for the treatment of a variety of diseases were tested in vitro for their potential antitumor (cytotoxicity) and antiherpetic activity. MTT (Tetrazolium blue) and Neutral Red colorimetric assays were used to evaluate the red...

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Autores:

Betancur Galvis, Liliana Amparo
Saéz Vega, Jairo Antonio
Granados Niño, Hillmer
Salazar, A
Ossa Londoño, Jorge Eliécer

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

1999

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/23669

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/23669

Palabra clave:

Ethnobotany
Etnobotánica
Medicinal plants
Plantas medicinales
Antimicrobial properties
Propiedades antimicrobianas
Herpes simplex virus
Virus herpes simplex
Citotoxicidad
Citotoxicity
Colorimetric assay
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_26756
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37159
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34251

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openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/