Genetic diversity of Pilocarpus microphyllus accessions using leaf traits
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Among plants with proven medicinal properties, jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf.) is ascribed priority in conservation programs (Vieira 1999). It is a Rutaceae shrubby tree that occurs in penumbra areas and, according to Skorupa (2000), is found in parts of the Amazon region, mainly in the East of the state of Pará, West and North of Maranhão and North of Piauí. Its leaves contain the imidazole alkaloid named pilocarpine, used mainly in the first stages of glaucoma treatment.
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HPLC-ESI-MS/MS of imidazole alkaloids in Pilocarpus microphyllus.
Pilocarpine, an important imidazole alkaloid, is extracted from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus (Rutaceae), known in Brazil as jaborandi and used mainly for the treatment of glaucoma. Jaborandi leaves also contain other imidazole alkaloids, whose pharmacological and physiological properties are unknown, and whose biosynthetic pathways are under investigation. In the present study, a HPLC ...
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