scholarly journals Antimicrobial activity and chemical constituents of essential oils and oleoresins extracted from eight pepper species

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laira Martinelli ◽  
Jessica Miranda Rosa ◽  
Carolina dos Santos Bragine Ferreira ◽  
Gustavo Marcelo da Luz Nascimento ◽  
Mateus Silveira Freitas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT: Essential oils are the most important compounds produced during secondary metabolism in aromatic plants. Essential oils are volatile, have characteristic odor and are used as defensive agents by plants. In pepper, it is possible to say that essential oils are the “flavor fingerprint” of each species. In the present article, eight species of pepper were studied in order to extract their essential oils and oleoresins, test their antibacterial and antifungal activities and also to identify the compounds present in the most bioactive samples. Results demonstrated that two essential oils [Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. and Schinus terebinthifolius] and three oleoresins (Schinus terebinthifolius and Piper nigrum white and black) recorded significant antimicrobial activity. These active essential oils and oleoresins are interesting for use in biotechnological processes employed in food, pharmaceutical and other industries.

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601100
Author(s):  
Simona Casiglia ◽  
Maurizio Bruno ◽  
Sergio Rosselli ◽  
Felice Senatore

The chemical composition of the essential oil from flowers of Eringium triquetrum Vahl. collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (30.5%) and menthone (7.0%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of Eringium species is discussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathirvel Poonkodi ◽  
Subban Ravi

<p class="Abstract">The present study was aimed to evaluate the phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the petroleum ether and methanol extracts from the mature leaves of <em>Richardia scabra</em> from India. Disc diffusion method was used to determine the zone inhibition of the tested samples for antibacterial and agar plug method was used to determine the antifungal activity, while the microtube-dilution technique was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration. Both extracts showed significant antibacterial and antifungal activities when tested against 10 bacterial and four fungal strains. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the methanol extract of<em> R. scabra</em> ranged between 12.5–100 μg/mL for bacterial strains. Alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, fatty acids, terpenoids and simple sugar were detected as phytoconstituents of extracts. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report against antimicrobial activity of common weed species <em>R. scabra</em> found in India.</p><p> </p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagarjuna Reddy Desam ◽  
Abdul Jabbar Al-Rajab ◽  
Mukul Sharma ◽  
Mary Moses Mylabathula ◽  
Ramachandra Reddy Gowkanapalli ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-48
Author(s):  
Fasihuddin B. Ahmad ◽  
Zaini B Assim ◽  
Ismail B. Jusoh ◽  
Hamzah Mohd. Salleh ◽  
Laily B. Din

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0900401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura De Martino ◽  
Vincenzo De Feo ◽  
Florinda Fratianni ◽  
Filomena Nazzaro

The present paper reports the chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of several essential oils and their components. Analysis showed that three oils (Carum carvi L., Verbena officinalis L. and Majorana hortensis L.) contained predominantly oxygenated monoterpenes, while others studied (Pimpinella anisum L., Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) mainly contained anethole. C. carvi, V. officinalis and M. hortensis oils exhibited the most potent antioxidant activity, due their contents of carvacrol, anethole and estragol. Antibacterial action was assessed against a range of pathogenic and useful bacteria and fungi of agro-food interest. V. officinalis and C. carvi oils proved the most effective, in particular against Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Carvacrol proved most active against Escherichia coli, and completely inhibited the growth of Penicillium citrinum. The oils proved inactive towards some Lactobacilli strains, whereas single components showed an appreciable activity. These results may be important for use of the essential oils as natural preservatives for food products.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Rajendra Prasad ◽  
A. Lakshmana Rao ◽  
R. Rambabu

In an effort to develop antimicrobial agents, a series of chalcones were prepared by Claisen-Schmidt condensation of appropriate acetophenones with appropriate aromatic aldehydes in the presence of aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide and ethanol at room temperature. The synthesized compounds were characterized by means of their IR,1H-NMR spectral data and elemental analysis. All the compounds were tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activities by the cup plate method.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Radini

A novel series of pyrazolyl 1,3,4-thiadiazines 5a–c, 8a–c, 12, 15a–c, 17a–c, and 20 was prepared from the reaction of pyrazole-1-carbothiohydrazide 1a,b with 2-oxo-N′-arylpropanehydrazonoyl chloride, 2-chloro-2-(2-arylhydrazono)acetate, and 3-bromoacetylcoumarin. Moreover, the regioselective reaction of 5-pyrazolone-1-carbothiohydrazide 1a with 4-substituted diazonium salts and 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde gave the corresponding hydrazones 21a–c and 22. The newly prepared compounds were characterized by spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Many new synthesized compounds showed considerable antimicrobial activity against tested microorganisms. Hydrazones 21a–c and 22 showed remarkable antibacterial and antifungal activities. 4-(2-(p-tolyl)hydrazineylidene)-pyrazole-1-carbothiohydrazide 21a displayed the highest antibacterial and antifungal activities with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values lower than standard drugs chloramphenicol and clotrimazole, in the range of 62.5–125 and 2.9–7.8 µg/mL, respectively.


2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. S2476-S2478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noureddine Gherraf ◽  
Amar Zellagui ◽  
Azeddine Kabouche ◽  
Mesbah Lahouel ◽  
Ramdane Salhi ◽  
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