Essential Oil of Croton ceanothifolius Baill. Potentiates the Effect of Antibiotics against Multiresistant Bacteria

Submitted by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2020-02-07T16:46:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Araújo, Essential....pdf: 480059 bytes, checksum: fae6482a0731dd97886ba0302a211c87 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2020-02-07T16:59:24Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Araújo, Essential....pdf: 480059 bytes, checksum: fae6482a0731dd97886ba0302a211c87 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2020-02-07T16:59:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Araújo, Essential....pdf: 480059 bytes, checksum: fae6482a0731dd97886ba0302a211c87 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2020-01-14Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.Milan State University. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Milan, Italy.Regional University of Cariri. Department of Biological Chemistry. Crato, CE, Brazil.This study is a pioneer in reporting the antibacterial properties of the species Croton ceanothifolius Baill. The genus Croton belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae composed of numerous species with documented biological activities. However, the pharmacological properties of C. ceanothifolius remain poorly understood. The leaves of this plant were submitted to hydrodistillation for essential oil (CcEO) extraction and the phytochemical characterization of the oil was performed by GC/MS. The minimum inhibitory concentration of the CcEO was determined for the evaluation of antibacterial activity against multiresistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli. The antibiotic-modulating activity of the oil, in combination with antibiotics, was also evaluated. The combination of the CcEO with penicillin, norfloxacin, and gentamicin presented a synergistic effect. This effect was more significant for the association with antibiotics of the quinolone and aminoglycoside classes against Escherichia coli. The association of oil with gentamicin showed better results with regard to the Gram-positive strain. The association of the oil with norfloxacin against P. aeruginosa also showed synergism, but the association with penicillin did not change the effect of this antibiotic. Thus, it is concluded that C. ceanothifolius essential oil selectively potentiates the action of antibiotics against multiresistant strains

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data