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Tecpar, Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 1(54), p. 61-66, 2011

DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132011000100008

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Alkaloids and Triterpene from Almeidea coerulea (Nees and Mart.) a. St.-Hil. and Anti-leishmanial Activity

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Abstract

The dichloromethane extract of Almeidea coerulea stems yielded the (11-hydroxyrutaecarpine alkaloid reported for the first time from this species) and the triterpene (28-hydroxy-28, 29-dihydrolupeol). The dictamine, skimianine, sitosterol and stigmasterol were also isolated from methanol extract. Extracellular forms of Leishmania amazonensis (promastigotes) was tested with dichloromethane extract and 28-hydroxy-28, 29-dihydrolupeol with showed anti-leishmanial activity above 0.1 mg/mL and 75μg/mL (inhibited 50% promastigote growth), respectively.