Laboratorio de Bioensayos Del Departamento De Citohistología

Oscar Cobar Pinto

doi:10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v17i2.204

Authors

Oscar Cobar Pinto Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v17i2.204

Keywords:

Natural resources, Pathogenic microorganisms, Micrometric bioassays, Plants for medicinal use

Abstract

Despite recent advances in the control of infectious diseases, they continue to be the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Guatemala, particularly in rural and marginal urban areas. Due to the great biological and cultural diversity of the country, there is a wide traditional use of natural resources for meet the daily needs of the population since colonial times. An obvious example of this is the diversity of plant species traditionally used to cure infectious processes. The Department of Cytohistology of the Faculty has the specialized infrastructure necessary to cultivate various pathogenic microorganisms and study the activity that natural resources may have on these microorganisms with modern micrometric bioassays.

The investigation of the bioactivity of plants for medicinal use allows validating the traditional or popular use, as well as guiding subsequent research. This information contributes to characterize the bioactivity, elucidate the chemical composition and eventually spread the information to socialize these findings supporting the
use validated by the population and facilitating the formulation of phytotherapic products.

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