<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rafaela Damasceno Sá</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marília Barbosa Cadena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rafael José Ribeiro Padilha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Luiz Carlos Alves</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karina Perrelli Randau</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anatomical Study and Characterization of Metabolites in Leaves of Momordica charantia L.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anatomy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bitter melon</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crystals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Histochemistry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Melão-de-São-Caetano</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">823-826</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Momordica charantia&lt;/em&gt; L. (Cucurbitaceae), is an herbaceous plant used for food and traditional medicine. It presents a proven antidiabetic activity in the literature, being a promising species for the development of phytotherapics. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The objective was performing an anatomical study and characterizing the metabolites in leaves of &lt;em&gt;M. charantia&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Semipermanent histological slides were prepared for analysis of petiole and leaf blade in optical, polarization and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. Maceration and histochemical tests were also performed in the leaf blade. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The anatomical characterization revealed information about the type of trichomes, cuticle, vascular bundles and arrangement of the idioblasts and tissues that determine the botanical identity of this species. The histochemistry allowed determining the location of the metabolites and, along with the chemical microanalyses, to identify the type of crystal in the leaf blade. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The study described new characters for &lt;em&gt;M. charantia&lt;/em&gt; and the results provide support to quality control of the species.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">823</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rafaela Damasceno S&amp;aacute;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Mar&amp;iacute;lia Barbosa Cadena&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Rafael Jos&amp;eacute; Ribeiro Padilha&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; , Luiz Carlos Alves&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Karina Perrelli Randau&lt;sup&gt;1,*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Laborat&amp;oacute;rio de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Ci&amp;ecirc;ncias Farmac&amp;ecirc;uticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Arthur de S&amp;aacute;, Cidade Universit&amp;aacute;ria, Recife, PE, BRAZIL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Setor de Microscopia Eletr&amp;ocirc;nica, Laborat&amp;oacute;rio de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>