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A F Morel1, I B Graebner, C Porto
1Departamento de Quimica, NPPN, Universidad Federal de Santa Maria, 97045-100, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. afmorel@base.ufsm.br
Fitoterapia
|December 6, 2005
Abstract:
The antimicrobial activity of Hyamatantus sucuba roots methanol extract, fractions prepared from this extract (n-hexane, CHCl(3), EtOAc, and n-butanol) and some isolated compounds were evaluated against some Gram(+) and Gram(-) bacteria and yeasts.
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