Abstract

LOPES GOMES, Vangerlan Tiago et al. Antimicrobial activity of natural products from Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (Aroeira-do-sertão). Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.4, pp. 529-533. ISSN 1028-4796.

Introduction: Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (Anacardiaceae) is a plant from the Brazilian semiarid region with medicinal properties against various diseases. Objective: to screen the phytochemistry and determine the antimicrobial activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from the bark of this plant. Methods: the extract was obtained by maceration and subjected to qualitative phytochemical tests and in vitro antimicrobial activity assays against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Results: among the phytochemical compounds stood out tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids. The extract was effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis. Conclusions: Myracrodruon urundeuva presents compounds of high pharmacological interest such as tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids, being a plant with potential antibacterial activity.

Keywords : medicinal plants; Myracrodruon urundeuva; semiarid; ethnopharmacology; secondary metabolites; antimicrobial activity.

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