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The main goal of this project is to search lead molecules from plant species and endophytic fungi occurring in the state of São Paulo, especially in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. The project was conceived to identify antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, anticancer, antimalarial and acetylcholinesterase inhibition lead compounds from plant species of these biomes. With a strong multi-disciplinary relationship, this is the second phase of the bioprospecting program, initiated four years ago, when Biota-FAPESP was created as a permanent FAPESP's Program. Besides the main goals on drug discovery, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable economic growth, this project also is supported on advanced natural product chemistry knowledge such as: to evaluate, correlate and develop chemical methodologies to study intra- and inter-specific variability in some selected bioactive species; to develop micropropagation and cell cultures of rare plants producing active compounds;to study biosynthetic pathways and particularly determine the activity of phenyltransferases, terpene cyclases and cytochrome P-450 oxido-reductases, for kinetic studies and further proteomic and functional analysis. This should lead to the cloning of genes that eventually can be used for recombinatorial biosynthesis of heterolgous overexpression in other plants; to conduct studies on structure activity relationships (SAR) of some lead compounds previously identified; to sustain and maintain the virtual database (datamine) already initiated in phase I. (AU)
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EXTRATOS, FRAÇÕES ATIVAS E/OU COMPOSTOS ISOLADOS DE CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS, FORMULAÇÕES FARMACÊUTICAS E SEUS USOS PI 0900645-1 - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) ; Universidade de São Paulo (USP). ; Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp) . André Gonzaga Dos Santos; Jayme Antônio Aboin Sertié; Ricardo Gomide Woisky Do Rio; Alberto José Cavalheiro; Aristeu Gomes Tininis; Vanderlan Da Silva Bolzani; Marcelo Rodrigues - January 2009, 01