TL;DR: The purified extract of Senna alata flower was nearly as potent as standard antibiotics, exhibiting zones of bacterial growth inhibition ranging from 10 to 25 mm, even against multiple antibiotic resistant local isolates that were not susceptible to methicillin, penicillin and streptomycin.
Abstract: Phytochemistry and antibacterial potency of some crude and partially purified fractions of Senna alata flower was examined against 22 bacterial strains. The crude plant extracts, containing steroid...
TL;DR: The Brazilian Program of Molecular Ecology for the Sustainable Use of the Biodiversity of Amazonia — (PROBEM) was launched and is one of the priorities of the government plan ‘‘Avança Brasil’’, which includes a dozen fast-tracking projects to accelerate the economic development in Amazonia.