Cynthia Layse Ferreira de Almeida, Heloina de Sousa Falcão, Gedson Rodrigues de Morais Lima, Camila de Albuquerque Montenegro et al.
Seaweeds are an important source of bioactive metabolites for the pharmaceutical industry in drug development. Many of these compounds are used to treat diseases like cancer, acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS), inflammation, pain, arthritis, as well as viral, bacterial, and fungal infections...
Neyres Zínia Taveira de Jesus, Heloina de Souza Falcão, Isis Fernandes Gomes, Thiago Jose de Almeida Leite et al.
This review of the current literature aims to study correlations between the chemical structure and gastric anti-ulcer activity of tannins. Tannins are used in medicine primarily because of their astringent properties. These properties are due to the fact that tannins react with the tissue proteins ...