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Analytical Cellular Pathology
Volume 2016, Article ID 2787623, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2787623
Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Ability and Cytotoxicity on Two Melanoma Cell Lines of a Benzylamide Derivative of Maslinic Acid

Ioana Zinuca Pavel,1 Corina Danciu,1 Camelia Oprean,2 Cristina Adriana Dehelean,3 Delia Muntean,4 René Csuk,5 and Danina Mirela Muntean6,7

1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
3Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
4Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
5Department of Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes Str. 2, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
6Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
7Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania

Received 2 August 2016; Revised 19 October 2016; Accepted 13 November 2016

Academic Editor: Consuelo Amantini

Copyright © 2016 Ioana Zinuca Pavel et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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