Beatriz Elizabeth Utrera Hernandez

Ms. Beatriz Elizabeth Utrera Hernandez


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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11 November 2025 in Chemistry Proceedings
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BHBeatriz Elizabeth Utrera Hernandez
Beatriz Elizabeth Utrera Hernandez
EGEVER ARQUIMEDES BLÉ GONZALEZ
EVER ARQUIMEDES BLÉ GONZALEZ
Manasés Gonzalez-CortazarManasés Gonzalez-Cortazar
Manasés Gonzalez-Cortazar
Ma Dolores Pérez GarcíaMa Dolores Pérez García
Ma Dolores Pérez García
Alejandro Zamilpa AlvarezAlejandro Zamilpa Alvarez
Alejandro Zamilpa Alvarez
Antimicrobial resistance and inflammation remain two of the most persistent global health problems. Due to the growing limitations of current treatment, new and safer therapeutic substances are increasingly needed. In this work, the biological potential of the ethyl acetate extract from Prosopis laevigata was investigated. Three fractions (R4, R7 and R9) were tested for antimicrobial activity against fourteen microorganisms and their anti-inflammatory properties were evaluated using a model of edema-induced TPA in mice. The fraction R9 showed the strongest antimicrobial effect with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values below 25 μg/mL against several clinically significant strains. The same fraction also reduced inflammation in vivo and reached inhibitory levels similar to those produced by indomethacin. These results suggest that P. laevigata contains active metabolites with dual biological activity, which underlines its importance as a possible natural source of anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents.