Petroleum ether and methylene chloride extracts of Peperomia galioides and three prenylated diphenols, grifolic acid, grifolin and piperogalin exhibited in vitro antileishmanial activity. During the course of infection of BALB/c mice with Leishmania amazonensis, the treatments with each of these
A versatile microplate bioassay for quick and sensitive determination of antibacterial activity was developed for use in screening medicinal plants and identification of their active principles. This assay can be used to determine minimum inhibitory concentrations for small quantities of organic or
A petroleum ether extract of Peperomia galoides showed significant in vitro activity against three Leishmania species and Trypanosoma cruzi. Three major prenylated diphenols, including two known compounds, grifolic acid [1], and grifolin [2], and the new substance piperogalin [3], have been
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