Selective nematocidal effects of essential oils from two cultivated Artemisia absinthium populations.
Z Naturforsch C J Biosci
; 70(9-10): 275-80, 2015 Sep 01.
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| ID: mdl-26444350
Essential oils (EOs) obtained from two crops and populations of thujone-free cultivated Artemisia absinthium were tested against two nematode models, the mammalian parasite Trichinella spiralis, and the plant parasitic root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. The EOs were characterized by the presence of (Z)-epoxyocimene and chrysanthenol as major components and showed time and population dependent quantitative and qualitative variations in composition. The EOs showed a strong ex vivo activity against the L1 larvae of the nematode Trichinella spiralis with a reduction of infectivity between 72 and 100% at a dose range of 0.5-1 mg/ml in absence of cytotoxicity against mammalian cells. Moreover, the in vivo activity of the EO against T. spiralis showed a 66% reduction of intestinal adults. However, these oils were not effective against M. javanica.
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Qualitative_research
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En
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Z Naturforsch C J Biosci
Year:
2015
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Article
Country of publication:
Germany