Antibacterial and antitumor activities of a lectin-rich preparation from Microgramma vacciniifolia rhizome

• Main Authors: Gabriela Cavalcante da Silva (Author), Alisson Macário de Oliveira (Author), Wêndeo Kennedy Costa (Author), Antônio Felix da Silva Filho (Author), Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta (Author), Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo (Author), Ivone Antônia de Souza (Author), Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva (Author), Thiago Henrique Napoleão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The rhizome of Microgramma vacciniifolia contains a lectin (carbohydrate-binding protein) called MvRL. Studies demonstrated that a MvRL-rich fraction did not show in vivo genotoxicity and acute toxicity in mice. This study aimed to evaluate the MvRL-rich fraction from M. vacciniifolia rhizome for an...