Leishmanicidal Activity of the Volatile Oil of Piper macedoi

The study describes the composition of volatile oils obtained by steam distillation of water fir (Abies alba), pine (Pinus sylvestris), juniper (Juniperus communis), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), sage (Salvia officinalis), and coriander (Coriandrum sativum) using the gas chromatography technique coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Chromatographic profile revealed the presence of specific components for each studied volatile oil. It noted the presence of a and b- pinene in all volatile oils studied at different concentrations. Volatile oils studied, from green sources and rich in a, b-pinene will be used as raw materials for creating products with anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bronchodilators properties.

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Genetic Diversity of Basil (Ocimum spp. - Lamiaceae) Based on RAPD Markers and Volatile Oil Constituents

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.492f ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 492f-493

Author(s):

Roberto F. Vieira ◽

James E. Simon ◽

Peter Goldsbrough ◽

Antonio Figueira

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Molecular Markers ◽

Rapd Markers ◽

Volatile Oil ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Oil Composition ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

The Tropics ◽

High Degree ◽

First Time

Essential oils extracted from basil (Ocimum spp.) by steam distillation are used to flavor foods, oral products, in fragrances, and in traditional medicines. The genus Ocimum contains around 30 species native to the tropics and subtropics, with some species naturalized and/or cultivated in temperate areas. Interand intraspecific hybridization have created significant confusion in the botanical systematics of this genus. Taxonomy of basil (O. basilicum) is also complicated by the existence of numerous varieties, cultivars, and chemotypes within the species that do not differ significantly in morphology. In this study we are using RAPD markers and volatile oil composition to characterize the genetic diversity among the most economically important Ocimum species. We hypothesize that the genetic similarity revealed by molecular markers will more accurately reflect the morphological and chemical differences in Ocimum than essential oil composition per se. Preliminary research using five Ocimum species, four undetermined species, and eight varieties of O. basilicum (a total of 19 accessions) generated 107 polymorphic fragments amplified with 19 primers. RAPDs are able to discriminate between Ocimum species, but show a high degree of similarity between O. basilicum varieties. The genetic distance between nine species and among 55 accessions within the species O. americanum, O. basilicum, O. campechianum, O. × citriodorum, O. gratissimum, O. kilimandscharium, O. minimum, O. selloi, and O. tenuiflorum will be analyzed by matrix of similarity and compared to the volatile oil profile. This research will for the first time apply molecular markers to characterize the genetic diversity of Ocimum associate with volatile oil constituent.

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EFFECT OF SOME BIOSTIMULANTS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND VOLATILE OIL CONTENT OF PIMPINELLA ANISUM L.

Menoufia Journal of Plant Production ◽

10.21608/mjppf.2019.124951 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 477-488

Author(s):

Ragia M. Mazrou

Keyword(s):

Oil Content ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Volatile Oil ◽

Pimpinella Anisum

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Microwave Impact on the Flavour Compounds of Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum Cassia) Volatile Oil and Polyphenol Extraction

Current Microwave Chemistry ◽

10.2174/2213335602666151012193155 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 115-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

D.H. Lohith Kumar ◽

S. M. Anush ◽

L. JaganMohan Rao ◽

H B Sowbhagya

Keyword(s):

Volatile Oil ◽

Cinnamon Bark ◽

Flavour Compounds ◽

Cinnamomum Cassia ◽

Polyphenol Extraction

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A Prospective Review on Phyto-pharmacological Aspects of Vitex negundo Linn.

Current Traditional Medicine ◽

10.2174/2215083805666191021161005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 05 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohd Faisal Khan ◽

Poonam Arora ◽

Mahaveer Dhobi

Keyword(s):

Chlorogenic Acid ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Volatile Oil ◽

Vitex Negundo ◽

Bioactive Constituents ◽

Traditional System ◽

Comprehensive Information ◽

Medicinal Properties ◽

Main Components ◽

Important Drug

Background: Vitex negundo Linn. commonly known as five leave chase tree is an ethnobotanically important drug in traditional system of medicine. The plant is widely distributed in India, China and other Asian and American countries. Objective: The review aims at presenting comprehensive information with respect to ethnopharmacological rele-vance and recent findings on phytochemical and biological activities of Vitex negundo. Method: Literature was collected from various sources such as pubmed, scopus, science direct, and others. Results: Extracts and secondary metabolites of this plant, particularly those from roots and leaves, possess useful pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant, antimicrobial, galactagogue, antigas-tric, antiflatulant, antiparasitic, analgesic, hepatoprotective and antihypertensive, some of which have been vali-dated scientifically. All parts of plant especially leave and roots contain a large number of bioactive phytoconstitu-ents including flavonoids, iridoids, lignans, volatile oil, terpenes, coumarins, phenolic and steroidal compounds which impart it multiple medicinal properties. Vitexin, isovitexin, viridifol, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and iso-chlorogenic acid are the main components. Conclusion: The review emphasises the medicinal importance of Vitex negundo and its bioactive constituents in traditional system of medicine.

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TO STUDY THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF CLAUSENA DENTATA (WILLD.) ROEM.

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i1.35553 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 69-73

Author(s):

ANNAMALAI MADURAM ◽

RAJU KAMARAJ

Keyword(s):

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Pathogenic Bacteria ◽

Volatile Oil ◽

Stem Bark ◽

Salmonella Typhi ◽

Chloroform Extract ◽

Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽

Human Pathogens ◽

Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to study the antibacterial activity for the various extracts of Clausena dentata against human pathogens. Clausena (Rutaceae) is a genus of about 23 species of unarmed trees and shrubs. The stem bark of C. dentata is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of wounds and sprains. Even though C. dentata has a lot of potential medical uses, the study of microbiological properties is very scarce. Methods: The plant C. dentata was collected from Kadagaman, near Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, and authenticated by Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai. The dry powder of stem bark was extracted with hexane, chloroform, and methanol. The extracts were subjected to qualitative phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhi, Klebsiella pneumonia, Vibrio cholerae, and Staphylococcus aureus and compared with ciprofloxacin. Results: Qualitative chemical tests revealed the presence of various phytochemicals such as alkaloids, glycosides, carbohydrate, proteins and amino acids, phytosterols, and volatile oil. The antibacterial activity result reveals that all the extracts were are more active against V. cholerae. The activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa was mild. Conclusion: The activity against V. cholerae was comparable with that of 5 μg/mL ciprofloxacin at the concentration of C. dentata 40 μg/mL. The orders of antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacteria are hexane, methanol, and chloroform extract of C. dentata.

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Allelopathic Effect of Serphidium kaschgaricum (Krasch.) Poljak. Volatiles on Selected Species

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10030495 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 495

Author(s):

Shixing Zhou ◽

Toshmatov Zokir ◽

Yu Mei ◽

Lijing Lei ◽

Kai Shi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Volatile Compounds ◽

Volatile Oil ◽

Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽

Allelopathic Effect ◽

Chemical Profile ◽

Volatile Oils ◽

Phytotoxic Activity ◽

Volatile Organic ◽

First Time ◽

Stem Leaf

The chemical profile and allelopathic effect of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by a dominant shrub Serphidium kaschgaricum (Krasch.) Poljak. growing in northwestern China was investigated for the first time. Serphidium kaschgaricu was found to release volatile compounds into the surroundings to affect other plants’ growth, with its VOCs suppressing root elongation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Poa annua L. by 65.47% and 60.37% at 10 g/1.5 L treatment, respectively. Meanwhile, volatile oils produced by stems, leaves, flowers and flowering shoots exhibited phytotoxic activity against A. retroflexus and P. annua. At 0.5 mg/mL, stem, leaf and flower oils significantly reduced seedling growth of the receiver plants, and 1.5 mg/mL oils nearly completely prohibited seed germination of both species. GC/MS analysis revealed that among the total 37 identified compounds in the oils, 19 of them were common, with eucalyptol (43.00%, 36.66%, 19.52%, and 38.68% in stem, leaf, flower and flowering shoot oils, respectively) and camphor (21.55%, 24.91%, 21.64%, and 23.35%, respectively) consistently being the dominant constituents in all oils. Eucalyptol, camphor and their mixture exhibited much weaker phytotoxicity compared with the volatile oils, implying that less abundant compounds in the volatile oil might contribute significantly to the oils’ activity. Our results suggested that S. kaschgaricum was capable of synthesizing and releasing allelopathic volatile compounds into the surroundings to affect neighboring plants’ growth, which might improve its competitiveness thus facilitate the establishment of dominance.

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