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The chemical composition of the essential oil produced by steam distillation of the inflorescences of naturally growing Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase subsp.fragrans (Pollini) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase (Orchidaceae) from Kroumiria, north-west Tunisia was studied by GC-MS, which led to the identification of 19 volatile components, representing 97% of the oil. The main constituents were methyl-(E)-p-methoxycinnamate (29.3%), 13-heptadecyn-1-ol (18.6%), 2,5-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (14.1%) and 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol (9.0%). DPPH radical scavenging revealed a weak antioxidant activity. In addition, the antiproliferative effects were evaluated on BxPC3 human pancreatic carcinoma cells and on 2008 human ovarian cancer cells showing significant effect. This is the first report of the chemical composition of essential oils obtained from A. coriophora subsp. fragrans inflorescences for North Africa. Further studies are needed to understand fully the possible mechanism of action behind the cytotoxic activity of the essential oil.
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Antioxidantes/química , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Aceites Volátiles/química , Aceites Volátiles/farmacología , Orchidaceae/química , Aceites de Plantas/química , Aceites de Plantas/farmacología , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Humanos , Inflorescencia/química , TúnezRESUMEN
The essential oil extracted from Desfontaine's rupturewort, Herniaria fontanesii J. Gay subsp. fontanesii growing wildly in Tunisia, was analyzed using GC and GC-MS techniques. The free radical scavenging capacity and total phenol contents of three crude extracts having different polarities (n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) were examined. Thus, a total of 35 constituents were identified in the Desfontaine's rupturewort essential oil representing 89.8% of the whole constituents. The oil was dominated by hexadecanoic acid, caryophyllene oxide, terpin-4-ol, khusimone and trans-sabinene hydrate. The total phenolic contents ranged from 16.91 to 92.27 mg of gallic acid/g of dry weight and they were found to be significantly higher in methanol than in polar ethyl acetate and hexane extracts. Correlations were observed between the phenolic contents and the antioxidant properties. Thus, the antioxidant activity of the methanol extract was superior to that of all samples tested (IC50 = 0.21 ± 0.04 mg/mL).
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Caryophyllaceae/química , Monoterpenos/aislamiento & purificación , Aceites Volátiles/aislamiento & purificación , Ácido Palmítico/aislamiento & purificación , Sesquiterpenos/aislamiento & purificación , Terpenos/aislamiento & purificación , Acetatos , Monoterpenos Bicíclicos , Compuestos de Bifenilo/antagonistas & inhibidores , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/química , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/aislamiento & purificación , Ácido Gálico/química , Ácido Gálico/aislamiento & purificación , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Hexanos , Metanol , Monoterpenos/química , Aceites Volátiles/química , Ácido Palmítico/química , Picratos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Componentes Aéreos de las Plantas/química , Extractos Vegetales/química , Sesquiterpenos Policíclicos , Sesquiterpenos/química , Solventes , Terpenos/química , TúnezRESUMEN
The chemical composition, antioxidant, cytotoxic and antiviral activities of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Teucrium pseudochamaepitys (Lamiaceae) collected from Zaghouan province of Tunisia are reported. The essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Thirty-one compounds were identified representing 88.6% of the total essential oil. Hexadecanoic acid was found to be the most abundant component (26.1%) followed by caryophyllene oxide (6.3%), myristicin (4.9%) and α-cubebene (3.9%). The antioxidant capacity of the oil was measured on the basis of the scavenging activity to the stable 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The IC50 value of the oil was evaluated as 0.77 mg·mL(-1). In addition, the essential oil was found to possess moderate cytotoxic effects on the HEp-2 cell line (50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50)=653.6 µg·mL(-1)). The potential antiviral effect was tested against Coxsackievirus B (CV-B), a significant human and mouse pathogen that causes pediatric central nervous system disease, commonly with acute syndromes. The reduction of viral infectivity by the essential oil was measured using a cytopathic (CPE) reduction assay.
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Antioxidantes/química , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Antivirales/química , Antivirales/farmacología , Aceites Volátiles/química , Aceites Volátiles/farmacología , Teucrium/química , Línea Celular , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Enterovirus Humano B/efectos de los fármacos , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/química , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/farmacología , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Extractos Vegetales/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Túnez , Ensayo de Placa ViralRESUMEN
The objectives of this study were to chemically characterise and evaluate the antioxidant potential of the essential oil from Teucrium flavum L. subsp. flavum growing spontaneously in Tunisia. The volatile oil was extracted by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts in a Clevenger type apparatus. Forty constituents were identified via GC and GC-MS analysis. ß-caryophyllene (32.5%) and α-humulene (17.8%) were the most abundant components. The evaluation of free radical scavenging activity using stable DPPH free radical showed that the volatile oil exhibits a moderate antioxidant activity and reduces DPPH to 50% at EC50 value of 1230 µg mL(-1).
