Actividad antibacteriana y sobre nematodos gastrointestinales de metabolitos secundarios vegetales: enfoque en Medicina Veterinaria. (Spanish)

Antibacterial and antihelmintic activity of secondary metabolites of plants: approach in Veterinary Medicine. (English)

Currently, the use of medicinal plants has become an alternative for treatment and control of diseases in both veterinary and human medicine. Recent studies have reported that secondary metabolites present in all plants have effects on production and animal health as they have bactericidal or bacteriostatic, anthelmintic (tannins and saponins), anticancer, antioxidant and immunostimulant (phenolic compounds, alkaloid saponins, and terpenes) effects; and for their content of secondary metabolites they have been proposed as an alternative in animal feed because can increase productive and reproductive parameters. The presence or absence of these effects depends on the kind of plant, the content of secondary metabolites, the kind of secondary metabolite and the quantity and the frequency in which they are consumed. The aim of the present review was to carry out a bibliography search of the main secondary metabolites of plants with antimicrobial and over gastrointestinal nematodes activity, reported in Veterinary Medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En la actualidad el uso de plantas medicinales se ha convertido en una alternativa para el tratamiento y control de enfermedades tanto en medicina veterinaria como en medicina humana. En estudios recientes se ha reportado que los metabolitos secundarios presentes en la mayoría de las plantas ejercen efectos a nivel productivo y de salud; ya que poseen efectos bactericidas o bacteriostáticos, antihelmíntico (taninos y saponinas), anticancerígeno, antioxidante e inmunoestimulante (compuestos fenólicos, saponinas alcaloides y terpenos); e incluso gracias a su contenido de metabolitos secundarios se han propuesto como parte de la alimentación en animales debido a que pueden mejorar parámetros productivos y reproductivos. La presencia o ausencia de estos efectos dependerá del tipo de planta, tipo de metabolito secundario y la cantidad y frecuencia con la que se consuman. El objetivo de la presente revisión fue realizar una búsqueda bibliográfica de los principales metabolitos secundarios de plantas con actividades antimicrobianas y sobre nematodos gastrointestinales, reportadas en Medicina Veterinaria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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