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Froz MJDL, Barros LDSP, de Jesus ENS, Tavares MS, Mourão RHV, Silva RC, de Lima AB, da Silva PIC, Freitas JJS, Setzer WN, da Silva JKR, Negrão JNC, Figueiredo PLB. Lippia alba essential oil: A powerful and valuable antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory medicinal plant from Brazil. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 333:118459. [PMID: 38897034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE In Brazilian popular medicine, Lippia alba leaves are used in teas to treat pain and inflammatory diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY to evaluate the chemical composition, antinociceptive, and anti-inflammatory activities of Lippia alba essential oil and its major compound geraniol. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lippia alba leaves were collected in Pará state, Brazil. The leaf essential oil was obtained using a modified Clevenger-type extractor. Then, the oil was analyzed by GC and GC-MS analyses. To evaluate the toxicity of LaEO and geraniol, the doses of 50, 300, and 2000 mg/kg were used in a mouse model. For antinociception tests, abdominal contortion, hot plate, and formalin tests were used; all groups were treated with LaEO and geraniol at doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg; and to evaluate inflammation using the ear edema model. RESULTS The constituents identified in the highest content were oxygenated monoterpenes: geraniol (37.5%), geranial (6.7%) and neral (3.8%). The animals treated with LaEO and geraniol demonstrated atypical behaviors with aspects of lethargy and drowsiness, characteristics of animals in a state of sedation; the relative weights showed no significant difference compared to the controls. In the abdominal contortion test, LaEO at 25 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg doses, and 100 mg/kg reduced the number of contortions, representing a percentage reduction of 84.64%, 81.23%, and 66.21% respectively. In the hot plate test, LaEO and geraniol increased the latency time at doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg in all test periods; there was no statistical difference between LaEO and geraniol. In the first phase of the formalin test, only doses of 25 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg of LaEO showed significant activity, reducing the latency time by 53.40% and 58.90%. LaEO at doses of 25 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg reduced the size of the edema, demonstrating an anti-inflammatory activity of 59.38% (25 mg/kg) and 50% (100 mg/kg). CONCLUSION Lippia alba essential oil and geraniol showed central/peripheral analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential and can be used as an alternative or complementary treatment to conventional drugs. More studies are needed to evaluate its action mechanisms and its analgesic effects.
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- Maria Juliana da L Froz
- Laboratório de Química dos Produtos Naturais, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66095-015, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-110, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química dos Produtos Naturais, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66095-015, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-110, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química dos Produtos Naturais, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66095-015, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-110, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, 68035-110, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT, 84043, USA.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Morfofisiologia Aplicada a Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66087-670, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química dos Produtos Naturais, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, 66095-015, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-110, Brazil.
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Biswas S, Kundu A, Suby SB, Kushwah AS, Patanjali N, Shasany AK, Verma R, Saha S, Mandal A, Banerjee T, Kumar A, Singh A. Lippia alba-a potential bioresource for the management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1422578. [PMID: 39175487 PMCID: PMC11338851 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1422578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), a threat to maize production systems, is a polyphagous pest of global significance. There is no registered bioinsecticide of botanical origin to provide green remedy against this pest of concern. The present study reports for the first time the potency of the polar and non-polar bioinsecticidal leads sourced from Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. leaves. Shade-dried leaves of L. alba were extracted and evaluated; based on preliminary bioassay, the ethyl acetate leaf extract of L. alba (LEAE) was found to be the most potent against FAW in the in vitro and in vivo studies. Ultraperformance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight-mass spectrometric (UPLC-QToF-MS) analysis of LEAE revealed the rich chemical profile of 28 compounds, dominated by flavones, namely, naringenin, trihydroxy-dimethoxy flavone, and dihydroxy-trimethoxy flavone. Among others, glycosides, such as clerodendrin, calceolarioside E, forsythoside B, geniposide, and martynoside, and glucuronides, such as luteolin-7-diglucuronide, tricin-7-O-glucuronide, and luteolin-7-O-glucuronide, were also identified. LEAE exhibited exceptionally high in vitro [LC50 = 6,900 parts per million (ppm)] and in vivo (computed as damage score on a scale of 1-9) insecticidal activity against S. frugiperda, with no phytotoxicity at a dose as high as 20 times of LC50. LEAE also exhibited significant antifeedant, ovicidal, and growth regulatory activity at the 70-16,000 ppm (w/v) concentration range. In silico assessment revealed strong binding of martynoside, calceolarioside E, and forsythoside B with acetylcholinesterase-, sodium-, and chloride-dependent γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor and ryanodine receptor, respectively, facilitated by hydrogen bonds (conventional and C-H bonds) stabilized by hydrophobic pi-sigma, pi-pi stacked, pi-alkyl, and alkyl interactions. The present study established L. alba as a potential bioresource and secondary metabolite enriched LEAE as bioinsecticide for further product development.
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- Shreosi Biswas
- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- The Graduate School, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Borromeo I, De Luca A, Domenici F, Giordani C, Rossi L, Forni C. Antioxidant Properties of Lippia alba Essential Oil: A Potential Treatment for Oxidative Stress-Related Conditions in Plants and Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8276. [PMID: 39125846 PMCID: PMC11312047 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton and P. Wilson is used in folk medicine of Central and South America for its biological activities: i.e., antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. Based on ethnopharmacological information and the increasing interest in this species, this work aimed to test a possible wide use of its essential oil (EO) in pharmaceutical and horticultural applications. Therefore, we focused the attention on the antioxidant activity of the oil as a possible tool to overcome the oxidative stress in both applications. For this purpose, we have chosen three aggressive breast cancer cell lines and two horticultural species (Solanum lycopersicum L. and Phaseolus acutifolius L.) that are very sensitive to salt stress. We determined the antioxidant activity of L. alba EO through the quantification of phenols and flavonoids. Regarding tomato and bean plants under salt stress, L. alba EO was used for the first time as a seed priming agent to enhance plant salt tolerance. In this case, the seed treatment enhanced the content of phenolic compounds, reduced power and scavenger activity, and decreased membrane lipid peroxidation, thus mitigating the oxidative stress induced by salt. While in breast cancer cells the EO treatment showed different responses according to the cell lines, i.e., in SUM149 and MDA-MB-231 the EO decreased proliferation and increased antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation, showing high cytotoxic effects associated with the release of lactate dehydrogenase, vice versa no effect was observed in MDA-MB-468. Such antioxidant activity opens a new perspective about this essential oil as a possible tool to counteract proliferation in some cancer cell lines and in horticulture as a seed priming agent to protect from oxidative damage in crops sensitive to salinity.
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- Ilaria Borromeo
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; (I.B.); (A.D.L.); (L.R.)
- PhD School in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; (I.B.); (A.D.L.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín 050010, Colombia;
- Grupo Productos Naturales Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Alimentarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín 050010, Colombia
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; (I.B.); (A.D.L.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; (I.B.); (A.D.L.); (L.R.)
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Rocha GO, Scabini C, da Silva Oliveira JF, Neres Oliveira D, Carvalho Mota L, Novais Almeida Neves B, Menezes Dos Santos A, Mendes de Souza F, Santos de Araújo U, Moreira BO, Prates de Almeida M, Amaral JG, David JM, Ferraz Gomes A. Seasonal and Circadian Variation of Non-Volatile Metabolites in Lippia alba Leaves. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400594. [PMID: 38651347 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The present study describes the seasonal and circadian variations of the major compounds from Lippia alba leaves. SPSS was used to identify, quantify, and associate the variations in the secondary metabolites of this species through HPLC/DAD analysis of the leaves hydroethanolic extracts of six selected L. alba specimens. For the circadian study, the samples were collected at four different daily hours in each year's season. For the seasonal study, the samples were collected monthly from the same individuals for two consecutive years (2018 and 2019). These samples were analyzed and quantified using a validated HPLC method for flavonoids, iridoids, and phenyl ethanoid glycoside. Mussaenoside, acteoside, and tricin-7-O-diglucuronide showed a moderate positive correlation between their biosynthesis and the precipitation index, while epi-loganin had a moderate negative correlation. Acteoside showed a moderate positive correlation between the minimum registered temperature and its production. Compared with previous studies, a drastic reduction (about 95 %) in the production of tricin-7-O-diglucuronide compared with previous study and this difference could be attributed to the plant's aging. Thus, the data demonstrated that lower temperatures and high rainfall could favor the production of the major L. alba active compounds (acteoside and tricin-7-O-diglucuronide) and that older plants harm their production.
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- Girlane Oliveira Rocha
- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Energia e Ambiente - INCT E&A, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-115, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Energia e Ambiente - INCT E&A, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-115, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-280, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094, Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Energia e Ambiente - INCT E&A, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-115, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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Coulibaly FH, Rossignol M, Haddad M, Carrasco D, Azokou A, Valente A, Ginibre C, Koné MW, Chandre F. Biological effects of Lippia alba essential oil against Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3508. [PMID: 38346996 PMCID: PMC10861474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52801-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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The management of mosquito resistance to chemical insecticides and the biting behaviour of some species are motivating the search for complementary and/or alternative control methods. The use of plants is increasingly considered as a sustainable biological solution for vector control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological effects of the essential oil (EO) of Lippia alba harvested in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) against Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Phytochemical compounds were identified by GC-MS. Knockdown and mortality were determined according to the WHO test tube protocol. Contact irritancy was assessed by observing the movement of mosquitoes from a treated WHO tube to a second untreated tube. Non-contact repellency was assessed using a standardised high-throughput screening system (HITSS). Blood meal inhibition was assessed using a membrane feeding assay treated with EO. The EO was identified as the citral chemotype. The EO gave 100% KD60 in both species at a concentration of 1%. Mortalities of 100% were recorded with An. gambiae and Ae. aegypti at concentrations of 1% and 5% respectively. The highest proportions of females escaping during the contact irritancy test were 100% for An. gambiae at 1% concentration and 94% for Ae. aegypti at 2.5% concentration. The 1% concentration produced the highest proportions of repelled mosquitoes in the non-contact repellency tests: 76.8% (An. gambiae) and 68.5% (Ae. aegypti). The blood meal inhibition rate at a dose of 10% was 98.4% in Ae. aegypti but only 15.5% in An. gambiae. The citral chemotype of L. alba EO has promising biological effects in both species that make it a potentially good candidate for its use in mosquito control. The results obtained in this study encourage the further evaluation of L. alba EOs from other localities and of different chemotypes, under laboratory and field conditions.
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- Fangala Hamidou Coulibaly
- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
- Université Nangui Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP 1303, Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire.
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- UMR 152 Pharma Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, 35 chemin des Maraîchers, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP 1303, Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Université Nangui Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP 1303, Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Montpellier University/IRD/CNRS), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Almeida Hummel Pimenta Santos ME, Rodrigues MS, Siqueira WJ, Mayo Marques MO, Costa Mondego JM. Comparative analysis indicates a simple protocol for DNA extraction of the aromatic plant Lippia alba. Anal Biochem 2023:115225. [PMID: 37364681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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An efficient method of genomic DNA extraction that provides high quality and yield is a crucial pre-requisite and limiting factor in plant genetic analysis. However, pure genomic DNA can be challenging to obtain from some plant species due to their sugar and secondary metabolite contents. Lippia alba is an important aromatic and medicinal plant, chemically characterized by the presence of tannins, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and essential oils, which interfere with the extraction of pure genomic DNA. In this scenario, optimizing the extraction methods and minimizing the effects of these compounds are necessary. This study compares six plant DNA extraction protocols based on the CTAB method. The quality and quantity of DNA samples obtained were determined by physical appearance by electrophoresis in agarose gels and spectrophotometry. The results highlight the difficulty in obtaining pure and clear bands for all tested methods, except for the polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-based protocol created by our team, which was the better option for obtaining high-quality genomic DNA of L. alba. We conclude that adding PVP-40 into DNA extraction buffers can optimize the DNA extraction of L. alba and indicate this protocol for DNA extraction from other aromatic plants.
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- Center for Research and Development in Plant Genetic Resources, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Research and Development in Plant Genetic Resources, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Research and Development in Plant Genetic Resources, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Research and Development in Plant Genetic Resources, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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de Almeida MP, Silva LADO, Zimmermann LA, Bernardes LSC, da Silva MA, da Silva GA, Amaral JG, Gomes AF, Leite MF. Qualitative and quantitative chemical characterization of spray‐dried extracts and the development of an innovative oral solid formulation from
Lippia alba. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202200076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Maiara Prates de Almeida
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Farmacêutica e Medicinal, Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Farmácia Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Farmacêutica e Medicinal, Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Farmácia Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
- Universidade Federal de Alfenas Campus Alfenas Alfenas Brasil
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Leite PM, Miranda APN, Gomes I, Rodrigues ML, Camargos LM, Amorim JM, Duarte RCF, Faraco AAG, Carvalho MG, Castilho RO. Antithrombotic potential of Lippia alba: A mechanistic approach. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 301:115744. [PMID: 36181984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson is traditionally used in Brazil as an adjunct in the relief of mild anxiety, as an antispasmodic, and as an antidyspeptic. This medicinal species was included in the Phytotherapeutic Form of the Brazilian Pharmacopeia 2nd edition (2021) and has already been described as the most used medicinal plant in a study with patients from an Anticoagulation Clinic in Brazil. Meanwhile, no studies were found that support the safety of the use of L. alba in patients using anticoagulants, a drug with several safety limitations. AIM OF THE STUDY Provide scientific evidence to ensure the safety of the concomitant use of L. alba and warfarin and support the management of these patients by evaluating its in vitro anticoagulant effect and chemical composition. And, as a timely complementation, evaluate the potential of this medicinal species in the development of new antithrombotics. METHODS The chemical profile of L. alba derivatives was analyzed by chromatographic methods such as Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), qualitative UPLC using Diode-Array Detection, and Thin Layer Chromatography. The anticoagulant activity was evaluated by the innovative Thrombin Generation Assay by Calibrated Automated Thrombogram method and using traditional coagulometric tests: prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and plasma fibrinogen measurement. RESULTS Extracts and fractions prolonged the coagulation time in all the tests and reduced thrombin formation in thrombin generation assay. Coagulation times with the addition of ethanloic extract (2.26 mg/mL) was 17.78s, 46.43s and 14.25s respectively in prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogren plasma measurement. In thrombin generation test, this same extract showed ETP as 323 nM/min compared to control (815 nM/min) with high tissue factor and 582 nM/min compared to control (1147 nM/min) using low tissue factor. Presence of flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, and triterpenes were confirmed by chromatographic methods and 13 compounds were identified by UPLC-ESI-MS. Based on these results and on the scientific literature, it is possible to propose that phenylpropanoids and flavonoids are related to the anticoagulant activity observed. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate the in vitro anticoagulant activity of L. alba, probably due to the activation of intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. It is concluded, then, that there is a potential for interaction, which needs to be further studied, between L. alba and warfarin. Also, this medicinal species shows a great potential for use in the development of new antithrombotics.
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- Paula M Leite
- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Consórcio Acadêmico Brasileiro de Saúde Integrativa, CABSIN, Brazil.
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Barbosa MLF, Ribeiro WLC, de Araújo Filho JV, de Cássia Alves Pereira R, André WPP, Melo ACFL, de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco D, de Morais SM, de Oliveira LMB, Bevilaqua CML. In vitro anthelmintic activity of Lippia alba essential oil chemotypes against Haemonchus contortus. Exp Parasitol 2022; 244:108439. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Borges AS, Bastos CMS, Dantas DM, Milfont CGB, Brito GMH, Pereira-de-Morais L, Delmondes GA, da Silva RER, Kennedy-Feitosa E, Maia FPA, Lima CMG, Bin Emran T, Coutinho HDM, Menezes IRA, Kerntopf MR, Caruso G, Barbosa R. Effect of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown Essential Oil on the Human Umbilical Artery. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3002. [PMID: 36365458 PMCID: PMC9659075 DOI: 10.3390/plants11213002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lippia alba is popularly known as lemon balm, with its essential oil (EO) cited for displaying antimicrobial, sedative, and vasorelaxant effects. Yet, its action on isolated human vessels has not been described in the literature. Thus, we evaluated the vasorelaxant effect of essential oil of L. alba (EOLa) on human umbilical arteries (HUA) isolated in organ baths. HUA rings were isolated, subjected to contractions induced by potassium chloride (KCl), serotonin (5-HT), or histamine (HIST) to record the isometric tension, and then treated with EOLa (30-1000 µg/mL). The EOLa showed a more prominent inhibitory effect on the pharmacomechanical coupling contraction via HIST with an EC50 value of 277.1 ± 8.5 µg/mL and maximum relaxant effect at 600 µg/mL. The addition of tetraethylammonium (TEA) or 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) in HUA preparations did not inhibit EOLa total relaxant effect at 1000 µg/mL. In the presence of gliblenclamide (GLI), the oil relaxed the HUA rings by 90.8% at maximum concentration. The EOLa was also investigated for its effects on voltage-operated calcium channels (VOCCs), where the HUA preincubation with this oil at 1000 μg/mL inhibited BaCl2 (0.1-30 mM)-induced contractions. This study demonstrates for the first time that EOla has a vasorelaxant effect on HUA and its particular blockade of VOCCs.
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- Alex S. Borges
- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Nursing Collegiate, Petrolina Campus, Federal University of The San Francisco Vale, Petrolina 56304-205, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Health Science Department, Morphophysiopharmacology Laboratory, Federal Rural University of Semiarid, Mossoró 59625-900, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras 37200-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
- Biological Sciences Department, Physiopharmacology of Excitable Cells Laboratory, Pimenta Campus, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-010, Ceará, Brazil
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Correlation of chemical composition and anticoagulant activity in different accessions of Brazilian Lippia alba (Verbenaceae). J Herb Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kujawska M, Schmeda-Hirschmann G. The use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan migrants in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina, is based on Guaraní tradition, colonial and current plant knowledge. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 283:114702. [PMID: 34627987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Information on the use of medicinal plants in the daily life by Paraguayan people is scarce in mainstream scientific literature. The study on the Paraguayan diaspora in the Provincia de Misiones, Argentina, gives an insight into Guaraní traditions, colonial legacy and current search for new medicinal plants to address new health challenges. AIM OF THE STUDY To document the use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan mestizo migrants who moved into a new country, yet within the same ecological region. The present and past uses of medicinal plants were compared to understand the continuity and change in the Paraguayan herbal pharmacopoeia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fieldwork based on ethnographic and ethnobotanical techniques was carried out in the Provincia de Misiones, Argentina, in 2014, 2015, and 2019. Eighty-five Paraguayan migrants and their descendants from eastern Paraguay took part in the study. The list of recorded plants was compared with the information in historical sources from Paraguay, to examine the continuity and changes in Paraguayan herbal medicine, and with the present-day ethnobotanical studies from Paraguay. Ethnopharmacological and phytochemical studies on the medicinal plants with the highest consensus of uses were reviewed. RESULTS Altogether, 204 medicinal plant species were recorded. The most frequently mentioned species represented a combination of plants native to the New and Old World. Nearly 40% of the present-day Paraguayan pharmacopoeia shows continuity from colonial and post-colonial periods. Plants were used for 19 medical categories, of which digestive, circulatory and those belonging to humoral medicine were the most prevalent. The ongoing search of plants to treat new health problems is illustrated by reports of 40 species used for hypertension, 26 for diabetes and 18 to lower cholesterol. There is still little evidence for the effectiveness of these plants in the pharmacological literature. Paraguayan migrants were able to continue their traditional plant medicine in Misiones, Argentina, in a substantial way. CONCLUSION This study was carried out in a geographic area with a long-standing tradition of Guaraní medicine. Paraguayan migrants in Misiones integrate pre-Hispanic Guaraní names and uses of plants and old humoral concepts with current adaptation of plants to meet new health challenges. Several of the uses described in early colonial times are still practiced, giving a solid background for in-depth studies of the local pharmacopoeia.
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- Monika Kujawska
- University of Lodz, Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Lindleya 3/5, 90-131, Lodz, Poland.
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- Universidad de Talca, Campus Lircay, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, 3460000, Talca, Chile.
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Reis AC, Chester M, de Sousa SM, Campos VR, de Queiroz Nascimento LS, Pacheco Júnior S, Franco AL, Viccini LF. Chromosomal view of Lippia alba, a tropical polyploid complex under genome stabilization process. PROTOPLASMA 2022; 259:33-46. [PMID: 33760982 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01636-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lippia alba is a phenotypically variable tropical shrub thought to comprise a young autopolyploid complex. Chromosome numbers in L. alba include 2n = 30, 38, 45, 60, and 90. High levels of chemical and phenotypic variation associated with economic and medicinal importance were reported. However, the genetic background including chromosome composition remains under-explored. Furthermore, the occurrence of at least four ploidal levels in L. alba and the lack of data for polyploid plants in tropical areas also merit further study of L. alba. Here we assessed the chromosome composition using two new satellite repeats (CL98 and CL66) applied as FISH probes to mitotic chromosomes, and we proposed to calculate the degree of homozygosis for CL66 satDNA (named as index h) and to associate it to meiotic instability. The CL98 mapping showed few variations in both number of signals and position. However, the levels of structural homozygosity for a satellite repeat CL66 were very variable. The numbers of CL66-bearing-chromosomes were under-represented in tetraploids relative to diploids implying that CL66 arrays have been lost in tetraploid lineages as a result of increased meiotic instability. High percentage of irregularities was observed in meiotic cells, especially in polyploids. L. alba complex comprised a mixture of homomorphic and heteromorphic chromosomes. Overall, the polyploid complex presents features typical of both young and older stable polyploids. It seems that L. alba genome is still in the process of stabilization.
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- Aryane Campos Reis
- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil.
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Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:9944357. [PMID: 35003314 PMCID: PMC8731275 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9944357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The use of medicinal plants is an important source of therapeutic resources in rural communities and the wide versatility of some species may attract interest for prospecting studies. The aim of this study was to record and analyze local knowledge and the use of medicinal plants in the rural community of Malícia, municipality of Araçagi, Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil, applying quantitative methods to calculate the Relative Importance (RI) and the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF). Semistructured interviews were conducted with 46 heads of households. The interviews addressed questions about the used parts of the plants, therapeutic indications, and form of use. Therapeutic indications were classified into categories of body systems. The Relative Importance Index (RI) was calculated to verify the species versatility, and the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) was calculated to verify the consensus of use among informants regarding the body systems. A total of 111 plant species were recorded, inside 101 genera and 47 families. Fabaceae (16 spp.), Lamiaceae, and Myrtaceae (each one with 7 spp.) were the most representative families. Mentha arvensis, Aloe vera, and Myracrodruon urundeuva had the highest RI. A high consensus of use was observed among the informants for neoplasms, nervous system diseases, and infectious and parasitic diseases. Leaves were the part most cited for medicinal use. Regarding the method of preparation, the decoction and the oral administration route stood out. Neoplasms and respiratory system diseases had the highest ICF values. The results indicate a diversified knowledge of the local pharmacopeia and the need for in-depth studies to corroborate the effectiveness of medicinal plants and to understand the dynamics of local knowledge.
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de Lima CL, Morales-Gamba RD, Malcher Neto TS, Barcellos JFM, Heinzmann BM, Schmidt D, Baldisserotto B, Marcon JL. Eugenol and Lippia alba essential oils as effective anesthetics for the Amazonian freshwater stingray Potamotrygon wallacei (Chondrichthyes, Potamotrygonidae). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2021; 47:2101-2120. [PMID: 34807332 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-021-01029-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study assessed the potential of eugenol and the essential oil of Lippia alba (EOLA) in providing suitable anesthetic induction and recovery times, and their consequent effects on the blood and respiratory physiology, as well as the gill architecture of an Amazonian freshwater stingray, Potamotrygon wallacei, shortly after reaching the recovery and 48 h later. Juveniles of P. wallacei were exposed to increasing concentrations of eugenol (75, 100, 125, and 150 µL L-1) and EOLA (150, 175, 200, and 225 µL L-1) in an immersion bath. Anesthetic induction was found to be faster with the use of eugenol compared to EOLA. On the other hand, the stingrays anesthetized with eugenol displayed a longer recovery time than those exposed to EOLA. The highest concentrations of eugenol caused moderate to severe histological changes in the gills. No significant changes were found for hematocrit and plasma energy metabolites in the stingrays anesthetized with all concentrations of both eugenol and EOLA shortly after reaching the recovery from the ansthesia, when compared to those recovered after 48 h. Investigations regarding the potential use of these natural anesthetics are unprecedented for freshwater stingray species, and 200 μL L-1 EOLA is recommended as the most suitable anesthetic for use in juveniles of P. wallacei.
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- Cristiano Lopes de Lima
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Nilton Lins, Av. Prof. Nilton Lins, 3259, 69058-030, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM, Campus Manaus Zona Leste- CMZL, Av. Cosme Ferreira, 8045, 69083-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Av. Rodrigo Octavio 1200, 6200, 69080-900, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM, Campus Manaus Zona Leste- CMZL, Av. Cosme Ferreira, 8045, 69083-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Amazonas (UFAM). Av. Gen. Rodrigo Octávio, 6200 Coroado I. 69080-900, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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- Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus de Frederico Westphalen, Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Nilton Lins, Av. Prof. Nilton Lins, 3259, 69058-030, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM). Av. Gen. Rodrigo Octávio, 6200. Coroado I. 69080-900. Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
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Crotti AEM, Pagotti MC, Candido ACBB, Marçal MG, Vieira TM, Groppo M, Silva MLA, Ferreira DS, Esperandim VR, Magalhães LG. Trypanocidal Activity of Dysphania ambrosioides, Lippia alba, and Tetradenia riparia Essential Oils against Trypanosoma cruzi. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100678. [PMID: 34669244 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite the current treatments against Chagas Disease (CD), this vector-borne parasitic disease remains a serious public health concern. In this study, we have explored the in vitro and/or in vivo trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of the essential oils (EOs) obtained from Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (Amaranthaceae) (DA-EO), Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) (LA-EO), and Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd (Lamiaceae) (TR-EO) grown in Brazil Southeast. DA-EO was the most active against the trypomastigote and amastigote forms in vitro; the IC50 values were 8.7 and 12.2 μg mL-1 , respectively. The EOs displayed moderate toxicity against LLCMK2 cells, but the DA-EO showed high selectivity index (SI) for trypomastigote (SI=33.2) and amastigote (SI=11.7) forms. Treatment with 20 mg/kg DA-EO, LA-EO, or TR-EO for 20 days by intraperitoneal administration reduced parasitemia by 6.36 %, 4.74 %, and 32.68 % on day 7 and by 12.04 %, 27.96 %, and 65.5 % on day 9. These results indicated that DA-EO, LA-EO, and TR-EO have promising trypanocidal potential in vitro, whereas TR-EO has also potential trypanocidal effects in vivo.
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- Antônio E M Crotti
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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Ribeiro FP, Santana de Oliveira M, de Oliveira Feitosa A, Santana Barbosa Marinho P, Moacir do Rosario Marinho A, de Aguiar Andrade EH, Favacho Ribeiro A. Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Lippia origanoides Kunth Essential Oil from the Carajás National Forest, Brazil. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2021; 2021:9930336. [PMID: 34712353 PMCID: PMC8548111 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9930336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Species of the genus Lippia are rich in essential oils and have shown antibacterial properties, which may be related to oils' chemical composition. The present work aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of Lippia origanoides Kunth against two bacteria strains: Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Leaf essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger-type apparatus, and their chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and flame ionization detection (GC/FID). We identified 28 compounds, representing 98.87% of the total concentration of the essential oil. The compounds identified at the highest concentrations were 1,8-cineole (35.04%), carvacrol (11.32%), p-cymene (8.53%), α-pinene (7.17%), and γ-terpinene (7.16%). The leaf essential oil of L. origanoides showed antibacterial action on biological isolates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. For Escherichia coli, the oil presented bactericidal action at concentrations of 5-20 μL/mL. Regarding Staphylococcus aureus, the bactericidal effect was noted at 20 μL/mL and the bacteriostatic action was noted around 2.5-10 μL/mL. Given the results obtained, L. origanoides essential oil showed promising biological potential against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria, thus encouraging further studies on substances isolated from this species to contribute to the development of new antimicrobial drugs.
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- Fabiana Paiva Ribeiro
- Faculty of Chemistry, Federal University of Pará, Ananindeua Campus, Tv. We Vinte e Seis, 2, Coqueiro, Ananindeua, Portugal 67130-660, Brazil
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory, Botany Coordination, Emílio Goeldi Museum, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém, Portugal 66077-830, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Federal University of Pará, R. Augusto Corrêa, 01-Guamá, Belém, Portugal 66075-110, Brazil
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory, Botany Coordination, Emílio Goeldi Museum, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém, Portugal 66077-830, Brazil
- Faculty of Chemistry, Federal University of Pará, R. Augusto Corrêa, 01-Guamá, Belém, Portugal 66075-110, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Federal University of Pará, Ananindeua Campus, Tv. We Vinte e Seis, 2, Coqueiro, Ananindeua, Portugal 67130-660, Brazil
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Development and evaluation of physical and release properties of a tablet formulation containing dry hydroethanolic extract from Lippia alba leaves. J Herb Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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de Souza CM, Zorzatto C, Quinhones CGS, Lopes JML, de Carvalho HH, Araújo WL, Viccini LF. Deciphering ploidal levels of Lippia alba by using proteomics. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 167:385-389. [PMID: 34404009 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae), popularly known as "lemon balm" or "bushy matgrass", is widely used in folk medicine due to its anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, analgesic, and digestive properties. It was described as an autopolyploid complex with five cytotypes (2n = 30, 38, 45, 60 and 90). To enhance our understanding of the biological variation of the species, we investigated, comparatively, the proteomic profile of all ploidal levels (diploid, aneuploid, triploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid). Leaf proteins were extracted with subsequent separation by two-dimensional electrophoresis, spot analysis, and protein identification by mass spectrometry. By comparing the proteomic profile of diploid accession to the profile of the other ploidal levels we identified differential expression between the analysed spots. We identified 34 proteins with differential expression between the ploidal levels in comparison with the diploid. The identified proteins seem to play relevant roles in the primary metabolism of L. alba suggesting that a specific set of proteins was selected during the polyploidization process, being the triploid the most different one. Given that protein composition can substantially affect the desired therapeutic effect, we posit that further combination of proteomic and metabolomic studies may help to unravel genetic variations and phenotypic profiles in L. alba.
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- Camila Maurmann de Souza
- Departmento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departmento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- School of Life Science and Environment, Department of Genetic and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Departmento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil; School of Life Science and Environment, Department of Genetic and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal; BioISI - Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1649-004, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departmento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Departamento de de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departmento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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de Albuquerque Lima T, de Queiroz Baptista NM, de Oliveira APS, da Silva PA, de Gusmão NB, Dos Santos Correia MT, Napoleão TH, da Silva MV, Paiva PMG. Insecticidal activity of a chemotype VI essential oil from Lippia alba leaves collected at Caatinga and the major compound (1,8-cineole) against Nasutitermes corniger and Sitophilus zeamais. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 177:104901. [PMID: 34301362 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lippia alba is an aromatic shrub known to produce a diversity of essential oils, which can be classified into chemotypes. This study reports on the insecticidal activity of essential oil from L. alba leaves collected at Caatinga and its major compound against termite Nasutitermes corniger and maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais. The chromatographic analysis revealed the presence of 19 compounds, with 1,8-cineole being the most common (70.01%). When ingested, the oil promoted the mortality of N. corniger (LC50: 18.25 and 8.4 nL/g for workers and soldiers, respectively). The compound 1,8-cineole was also termiticidal for workers (LC50: 13.7 nL/g). The oil inhibited the activity of N. corniger exoglucanase, xylanase, and proteases. Toxicity by ingestion to S. zeamais was detected for the oil (LC50: 0.297 μL/g) but not for 1,8-cineole; however, both the oil and 1,8-cineole showed anti-nutritional effects. Fumigant effects of the oil and 1,8-cineole against S. zeamais (LC50 of 78.0 and 13.64 μL/L in air, respectively) were detected. This is the first record of a chemotype VI oil from L. alba collected at Caatinga and the first report of the insecticidal activity of a chemotype VI oil. Our study demonstrates that essential oil from L. alba and 1,8 cineole have the potential for the development of natural insecticides.
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- Thâmarah de Albuquerque Lima
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Antibióticos, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Antibióticos, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Núcleo de Bioprospecção e Conservação da Caatinga, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Malik S, Odeyemi S, Pereira GC, Freitas LMD, Abdul-Hamid H, Atabaki N, Makhzoum A, Almeida EBD, Dewar J, Abiri R. New insights into the biotechnology and therapeutic potential of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex P. Wilson. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2021.1936667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Sonia Malik
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Laboratoire De Biologie Des Ligneux Et Des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), University of Orléans, Orleans, France
- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Biological & Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil
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- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Biotechnology, Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic Institute, University Autonoma of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Laboratoire De Biologie Des Ligneux Et Des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), University of Orléans, Orleans, France
- Laboratory of Botanical Studies, Department of Biology, Biological and Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
- Laboratory of Bioresource Management, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Biological & Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil
- Laboratory of Botanical Studies, Department of Biology, Biological and Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil
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- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Fabrication and antibacterial evaluation of peppermint oil-loaded composite microcapsules by chitosan-decorated silica nanoparticles stabilized Pickering emulsion templating. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 183:2314-2325. [PMID: 34087300 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Novel peppermint oil (PO)-loaded composite microcapsules (CM) with hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC)/chitosan/silica shells were effectively fabricated by PO Pickering emulsion, which were stabilized with chitosan-decorated silica nanoparticles (CSN). The surface modification of chitosan could improve the hydrophobicity of silica nanoparticles and favor their adsorption at the oil-water interface of PO Pickering emulsions. The microcapsule composite shells were formed dependent on the electrostatic adsorption of HPMC and CSN, and further subjected to spray-drying. The peppermint oil-loaded composite microcapsules with 100% HPMC as wall material (PO-CM@100%HPMC) seemed to be optimum formulation based on the prolonged release, acceptable entrapment efficiency (89.1%) and drug loading (25.5%). The PO-CM@100%HPMC could remarkably prolong the stability of PO. Moreover, the PO-CM@100%HPMC had a long-term antimicrobial activity (85.4%) against S. aureus and E. coli even after storage for 60 days. Therefore, the Pickering emulsions based microcapsules seemed to be a promising strategy for antibacterial application for PO.
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Antimicrobials from Medicinal Plants: An Emergent Strategy to Control Oral Biofilms. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11094020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Oral microbial biofilms, directly related to oral diseases, particularly caries and periodontitis, exhibit virulence factors that include acidification of the oral microenvironment and the formation of biofilm enriched with exopolysaccharides, characteristics and common mechanisms that, ultimately, justify the increase in antibiotics resistance. In this line, the search for natural products, mainly obtained through plants, and derived compounds with bioactive potential, endorse unique biological properties in the prevention of colonization, adhesion, and growth of oral bacteria. The present review aims to provide a critical and comprehensive view of the in vitro antibiofilm activity of various medicinal plants, revealing numerous species with antimicrobial properties, among which, twenty-four with biofilm inhibition/reduction percentages greater than 95%. In particular, the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf and Lippia alba (Mill.) seem to be the most promising in fighting microbial biofilm in Streptococcus mutans, given their high capacity to reduce biofilm at low concentrations.
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Barhoum A, Jeevanandam J, Rastogi A, Samyn P, Boluk Y, Dufresne A, Danquah MK, Bechelany M. Plant celluloses, hemicelluloses, lignins, and volatile oils for the synthesis of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22845-22890. [PMID: 33185217 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04795c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A huge variety of plants are harvested worldwide and their different constituents can be converted into a broad range of bionanomaterials. In parallel, much research effort in materials science and engineering is focused on the formation of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials originating from agricultural residues. Cellulose (40-50%), hemicellulose (20-40%), and lignin (20-30%) represent major plant ingredients and many techniques have been described that separate the main plant components for the synthesis of nanocelluloses, nano-hemicelluloses, and nanolignins with divergent and controllable properties. The minor components, such as essential oils, could also be used to produce non-toxic metal and metal oxide nanoparticles with high bioavailability, biocompatibility, and/or bioactivity. This review describes the chemical structure, the physical and chemical properties of plant cell constituents, different techniques for the synthesis of nanocelluloses, nanohemicelluloses, and nanolignins from various lignocellulose sources and agricultural residues, and the extraction of volatile oils from plants as well as their use in metal and metal oxide nanoparticle production and emulsion preparation. Furthermore, details about the formation of activated carbon nanomaterials by thermal treatment of lignocellulose materials, a few examples of mineral extraction from agriculture waste for nanoparticle fabrication, and the emerging applications of plant-based nanomaterials in different fields, such as biotechnology and medicine, environment protection, environmental remediation, or energy production and storage, are also included. This review also briefly discusses the recent developments and challenges of obtaining nanomaterials from plant residues, and the issues surrounding toxicity and regulation.
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- Ahmed Barhoum
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, 11795 Cairo, Egypt.
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Gómez-Sequeda N, Cáceres M, Stashenko EE, Hidalgo W, Ortiz C. Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Essential Oils against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9110730. [PMID: 33114324 PMCID: PMC7690905 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9110730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms represents a global challenge due to the lack of new effective antimicrobial agents. In this sense, essential oils (EOs) are an alternative to be considered because of their anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and antibiofilm biological activities. Therefore, multiple efforts have been made to consider the potential use of EOs in the treatment of infections which are caused by resistant microorganisms. In this study, 15 EOs of both Colombian and introduced aromatic plants were evaluated against pathogenic strains of E. coli O157:H7 and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in planktonic and sessile states in order to identify relevant and promising alternatives for the treatment of microbial infections. Forty different compounds were identified in the 15 EO with nine of them constituted mainly by oxygenated monoterpenes (OM). EOs from Lippia origanoides, chemotypes thymol, and carvacrol, displayed the highest antibacterial activity against E. coli O157:H7 (MIC50 = 0.9 and 0.3 mg/mL, respectively) and MRSA (MIC50 = 1.2 and 0.6 mg/mL, respectively). These compounds from EOs had also the highest antibiofilm activity (inhibition percentage > 70.3%). Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), changes in the size and morphology of both bacteria were observed when they were exposed to sub-inhibitory concentrations of L. origanoides EO carvacrol chemotype. EOs from L. origanoides, thymol, and carvacrol chemotypes represented a viable alternative for the treatment of microbial infections; however, the Selectivity Index (SI ≤ 3) indicated that it was necessary to study alternatives to reduce its in vitro cytotoxicity.
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- Nicolás Gómez-Sequeda
- Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.G.-S.); (M.C.); (C.O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.G.-S.); (M.C.); (C.O.)
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- Escuela de Microbiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.G.-S.); (M.C.); (C.O.)
- Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia
- Correspondence:
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- Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.G.-S.); (M.C.); (C.O.)
- Centro de Cromatografía y Espectrometría de Masas, CROM-MASS-CENIVAM, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia
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Geck MS, Cristians S, Berger-González M, Casu L, Heinrich M, Leonti M. Traditional Herbal Medicine in Mesoamerica: Toward Its Evidence Base for Improving Universal Health Coverage. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:1160. [PMID: 32848768 PMCID: PMC7411306 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The quality of health care in Mesoamerica is influenced by its rich cultural diversity and characterized by social inequalities. Especially indigenous and rural communities confront diverse barriers to accessing formal health services, leading to often conflicting plurimedical systems. Fostering integrative medicine is a fundamental pillar for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) for marginalized populations. Recent developments toward health sovereignty in the region are concerned with assessing the role of traditional medicines, and particularly herbal medicines, to foster accessible and culturally pertinent healthcare provision models. In Mesoamerica, as in most regions of the world, a wealth of information on traditional and complementary medicine has been recorded. Yet these data are often scattered, making it difficult for policy makers to regulate and integrate traditionally used botanical products into primary health care. This critical review is based on a quantitative analysis of 28 survey papers focusing on the traditional use of botanical drugs in Mesoamerica used for the compilation of the "Mesoamerican Medicinal Plant Database" (MAMPDB), which includes a total of 12,537 use-records for 2188 plant taxa. Our approach presents a fundamental step toward UHC by presenting a pharmacological and toxicological review of the cross-culturally salient plant taxa and associated botanical drugs used in traditional medicine in Mesoamerica. Especially for native herbal drugs, data about safety and effectiveness are limited. Commonly used cross-culturally salient botanical drugs, which are considered safe but for which data on effectiveness is lacking constitute ideal candidates for treatment outcome studies.
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- Matthias S. Geck
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Biovision – Foundation for Ecological Development, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Botanical Garden, Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Heath, Swiss TPH, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Development of microsatellite markers for Lippia alba and related Lippia species. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:4911-4915. [PMID: 32328862 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05445-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Microsatellite primers were developed in Lippia alba complex to better understanding the origins and evolution of the species. We sought to increase the numbers of available simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. We performed low-coverage (~ twofold) genomic DNA sequencing of a diploid accession and generated a de novo assembly comprising 175,572 contigs. Sixteen SSR loci were selected and of these 13 SSR loci were successfully amplified in 20 L. alba tetraploid accessions and in 12 other Lippia species. Only one SSR locus was monomorphic, whereas 12 loci were polymorphic, yielding one to nine alleles. The heterozygosity was similar among markers, with values of 0.274-0.485; the polymorphism information content values varied from 0.237 to 0.367. These markers were successfully amplified in related species with 85% of transferability on average. Thus, we demonstrate the utility of including a de novo assembly step to obtain SSR markers from low-coverage genomic datasets.
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Julião SA, Ribeiro CDV, Lopes JML, de Matos EM, Reis AC, Peixoto PHP, Machado MA, Azevedo ALS, Grazul RM, de Campos JMS, Viccini LF. Induction of Synthetic Polyploids and Assessment of Genomic Stability in Lippia alba. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:292. [PMID: 32273876 PMCID: PMC7113378 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Polyploidy is widely recognized as a major evolutionary force in plants and has been reported in the genus Lippia (Verbenaceae). Lippia alba, the most studied species, has been documented as a polyploid complex involving at least four ploidal levels. L. alba presents remarkable chemical and genetic variation and represents a model for understanding genome organization. Although the economic and medicinal importance of the species has been widely described, no established polyploid induction protocol has been reported so far. Here, we describe the production of synthetic polyploid plants of L. alba using colchicine. The ploidal levels were estimated by flow cytometry and chromosome counting. In addition, FISH and molecular markers approaches were used to confirm the stability of the synthetic polyploids. The major component of the essential oils was estimated by GCMS to compare with the natural individuals. Tetraploids and triploids were produced providing new opportunities for investigating medicinal, pharmacological, and economic applications as well as addressing intrinsic questions involved in the polyploidization process in tropical plants.
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Lopes JML, de Carvalho HH, Zorzatto C, Azevedo ALS, Machado MA, Salimena FRG, Grazul RM, Gitzendanner MA, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Viccini LF. Genetic relationships and polyploid origins in the Lippia alba complex. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2020; 107:466-476. [PMID: 32115694 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PREMISE Plant genomes vary in size and complexity due in part to polyploidization. Latitudinal analyses of polyploidy are biased toward floras of temperate regions, with much less research done in the tropics. Lippia alba has been described as a tropical polyploid complex with diploid, triploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid accessions. However, no data regarding relationships among the ploidal levels and their origins have been reported. Our goals are to clarify the relationships among accessions of Lippia alba and the origins of each ploidal level. METHODS We investigated 98 samples representing all five geographical regions of Brazil and all ploidal levels using microsatellite (SSR) allelic variation and DNA sequences of ITS and trnL-F. Nine morphological structures were analyzed from 33 herbarium samples, and the chemical compounds of 78 accessions were analyzed by GC-MS. RESULTS Genetic distance analysis, the alignment block pattern, as well as RAxML and Bayesian trees showed that accessions grouped by ploidal level. The triploids form a well-defined group that originated from a single group of diploids. The tetraploids and hexaploid grouped together in SSR and trnL-F analyses. The recovered groups agree with chemical data and morphology. CONCLUSIONS The accessions grouped by ploidal level. Only one origin of triploids from a single group of diploids was observed. The tetraploid origin is uncertain; however, it appears to have contributed to the origin of the hexaploid. This framework reveals linkages among the ploidal levels, providing new insights into the evolution of a polyploid complex of tropical plants.
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- Juliana M L Lopes
- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-241, Brazil
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-241, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-241, Brazil
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-241, Brazil
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Koyama S, Heinbockel T. The Effects of Essential Oils and Terpenes in Relation to Their Routes of Intake and Application. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1558. [PMID: 32106479 PMCID: PMC7084246 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Essential oils have been used in multiple ways, i.e., inhaling, topically applying on the skin, and drinking. Thus, there are three major routes of intake or application involved: the olfactory system, the skin, and the gastro-intestinal system. Understanding these routes is important for clarifying the mechanisms of action of essential oils. Here we summarize the three systems involved, and the effects of essential oils and their constituents at the cellular and systems level. Many factors affect the rate of uptake of each chemical constituent included in essential oils. It is important to determine how much of each constituent is included in an essential oil and to use single chemical compounds to precisely test their effects. Studies have shown synergistic influences of the constituents, which affect the mechanisms of action of the essential oil constituents. For the skin and digestive system, the chemical components of essential oils can directly activate gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and transient receptor potential channels (TRP) channels, whereas in the olfactory system, chemical components activate olfactory receptors. Here, GABA receptors and TRP channels could play a role, mostly when the signals are transferred to the olfactory bulb and the brain.
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- Sachiko Koyama
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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The Use of Medicinal Plants in Maceió, Northeastern Brazil: An Ethnobotanical Survey. MEDICINES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 7:medicines7020007. [PMID: 31973141 PMCID: PMC7168319 DOI: 10.3390/medicines7020007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: The purpose of this study was to record and analyze the knowledge of medicinal plant use in the community in urban areas of Maceió city, Brazil. Methods: A total of 113 patients from the basic healthcare unit were assessed. Results: Approximately 95% of the interviewed stated that the plants were used for medicinal purposes. The majority of respondents were women (94.7%) who were between 51-60 years of age. Forty-eight plant species belonging to 28 families were cited as useful for medicinal purposes. The main families encountered were Lamiaceae (16.6%), Asteraceae (8.3%), Myrtaceae (6.2%), Fabaceae (6.2%), Annonaceae (4.1%), Laureaceae (4.1%), Rutaceae (4.1%), and Zingiberaceae (4.1%). These plants were used to treat a wide range of disturbances, including gastrointestinal, respiratory, and cardiovascular diseases. The majority of the respondents used decoctions of leaves that were cultivated in house (58.4%) to make their herbal preparations. The respondents revealed that medicinal plant preparations were safe and unaware of that are risks associated with their use. Conclusions: Medicinal plants still play an important role in the medical practices of the urban population from Maceió, Brazil. Our results highlight the importance of these plants for local people and indicate the need for further scientific investigations to validate their use as a complementary therapy for disease control.
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Fontana DC, Schmidt D, Kulczynski SM, Caron BO, Pretto MM, Mariotto AB, Santos JD, Holz E. Fungicidal potential of essential oils in control of Fusarium spp. and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. ARQUIVOS DO INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657000612019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The use of highly toxic pesticides to control soil pathogens, such as Fusarium spp. and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum has generated concern, due to the irreversible impacts caused on the environment, in addition to selecting resistant isolates. In this way, essential oils appear as an efficient alternative in control of diseases. Facing the problem of soil pathogens control and high antimicrobial fungicide that essential oils present, this work aimed to evaluate the in vitro fungicidal potential of essential oils in control of Fusarium spp. and S. sclerotiorum. A completely randomized design, factorial scheme 2×4×8 was used, with two isolates (Fusarium spp. and S. sclerotiorum), four essential oils (Aloysia citriodora, Cymbopogon winterianus, Lippia alba and Ocimum americanum), eight essential oil concentrations (0.0; 0.2; 0.4; 0.6; 0.8; 1.0; 1.2 and 1.4 ?L·mL-1), and ten replicates. The essential oils inhibited mycelial growth of the fungi in different concentrations, being their potential justified by the presence of antifungal chemical compounds. Essential oils of A. citriodora, C. winterianus, L. alba and O. americanum present high fungicidal potential, being viable alternatives for formulation of commercial products, boosting the pesticides industry.
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Ferreira RM, Duarte JL, Cruz RA, Oliveira AE, Araújo RS, Carvalho JC, Mourão RH, Souto RN, Fernandes CP. A herbal oil in water nano-emulsion prepared through an ecofriendly approach affects two tropical disease vectors. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Leyva-Jiménez FJ, Lozano-Sánchez J, Cádiz-Gurrea MDLL, Arráez-Román D, Segura-Carretero A. Functional Ingredients based on Nutritional Phenolics. A Case Study against Inflammation: Lippia Genus. Nutrients 2019; 11:E1646. [PMID: 31323877 PMCID: PMC6682913 DOI: 10.3390/nu11071646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies have reported convincing evidence that natural dietary compounds may modify inflammation, it being an important event described in the pathophysiology of age-related infirmity. Among different dietary components, nutritional phenolics have demonstrated links to a lower risk of inflammation in the most common degenerative and chronic diseases. In this way, the healthy potential of phenolics against inflammation and the emergence of new functional ingredients have caused an enhancement of nutraceutical and functional food formulation. The present review focuses on: (a) nutritional phenolics and their effects on inflammation and (b) functional ingredients based on phenolic compounds with anti-inflammatory properties. Furthermore, the emerging interest in health-promoting products by consumers has caused an increase in the demand for functional products and nutraceuticals. Additionally, this review includes a case study of the Lippia genus, which has shown anti-inflammatory effects claiming to be a natural alternative for the management of this physiological disorder. This report is a practical tool for healthcare providers.
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- Francisco Javier Leyva-Jiménez
- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain.
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain.
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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Muñoz-Acevedo A, González MC, Rodríguez JD, Moya YSD. New Chemovariety of Lippia albaFrom Colombia: Compositional Analysis of the Volatile Secondary Metabolites and Some in vitroBiological Activities of the Essential Oil From Plant Leaves. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19862905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lippia alba is a plant widely studied due to both chemical diversity and bioactivities related to its ethnobotanical uses. In this work, the composition of the volatile secondary metabolites (volatile fractions/essential oil, EO) of the flower/leaves of L. alba (from northern region of Colombia) was determined by solid phase micro-extraction/distillation-solvent extraction/microwave-hydrodistillation/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (MWHD/GC-MS), along with some in vitro biological properties (cytotoxicity and acetylcholinesterase enzyme [AChe] inhibition) from leaf EO. Outstanding results were found: (i) cis-piperitone oxide (~13%-46%), germacrene D (~11%-30%), and limonene (~10%-22%) characterized the volatile secondary metabolites from different parts of the plant; (ii) leaf EO showed a moderate hemolytic activity (HC50: 580 ± 1 µg/mL), a significant cytotoxicity on lymphocytes (LC50: 127 ± 3 µg/mL), a high cytotoxicity on HEp2 cell line (LC50: 38 ± 2 µg/mL), and a moderate inhibitory effect on AChE (IC50: 28 ± 2 µg/mL). Based on these results, a new chemovar of L. alba is reported (represented by cis-piperitone oxide) along with its promising cytotoxic and AChE inhibiting properties.
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- Amner Muñoz-Acevedo
- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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Cáceres A, M. Cruz S. Detection and Validation of Native Plants Traditionally Used as Medicine in Guatemala. CURRENT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/2215083805666190327172409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Guatemala as part of Mesoamerica, is a region of high biological and cultural diversity, where several cultures have flourished. Since 1976, a project started for the detection, validation, production, and utilization of medicinal species for primary health care. It included several ethnobotanical surveys conducted among ten Guatemalan ethnical groups. The objective of this paper is to summarize the ethnobotanical surveys conducted in the country and review the literature validating the use of the most promising native species. From these surveys, more than 650 plant species used for medicinal purposes were detected and cultivation activities were conducted for some of these species. Initially, in cooperation with the multidisciplinary teams in Guatemala, and later with other academic institutions in Brazil, Costa Rica, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Spain and United States, in vitro and in vivo validation activities were performed, such as biocidal, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, immunomodulatory, antioxidant and other activities. A comprehensive literature review of the most relevant species was performed. Based on the traditional utilization and preclinical or clinical evidence, several national and international projects were conducted. The most interesting results include anti-candida (Solanum nigrescens), antimicrobial (Tagetes lucida), immunomodulator (Phlebodium pseudoaureum), anti-protozoal (Neurolaena lobata), sedative (Valeriana prionophylla), anti-menopause (Piper hispidum) activities and others. With this information and the reviewed literature, specific formulas were prepared for the treatment of different pathologies, leading to several products registered as phytotherapic in Guatemala. Concise updated information is integrated into mini-reviews for 15 species in order to inform about the properties, chemistry and potential use of these species.
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- Armando Cáceres
- Farmaya Natural Products Laboratories, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos of Guatemala, Guatemala
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Acevedo-Estupiñan MV, Stashenko E, Rodríguez-Sanabria F. Effect of Lippia alba essential oil administration on obesity and T2DM markers in Wistar rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.15446/rcciquifa.v48n2.82718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Introduction: Lippia alba (Mill) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) is an aromatic plant from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, it is traditionally used by the Colombian population to treat various diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the metabolic effects of Lippia alba essential oil (EO) oral administration on obesity and diabetes markers in Wistar rats. Methods: control and Streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes induced rats were used to evaluate the EO metabolic effects. Glucose and triglycerides were measured using commercial colorimetric kits, the animals’ weight was followed for 21 days treatment and TNF- and adiponectin concentration was determined with ELISA technique. Results: The consumption of EO shows body weight gain regulation, lower glucose and cholesterol levels in normal rats and lower TNF- in comparison with the Glibenclamide treated rats between the STZ diabetic groups. No toxic effects were founded. Conclusions: The EO exerts a benefical metabolic effect in rats, therefore it is interesting to be evaluate a future in human beings with T2DM or overweight.
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Zeghib A, Calliste CA, Simon A, Charfeddine R, Aouni M, Duroux JL, Kabouche A, Kabouche Z. Chemical composition and biological potential of Thymus Willdenowii Boiss. & Reut. essential oil. Nat Prod Res 2019; 35:845-848. [PMID: 30990332 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1602830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The fresh aerial parts of Thymus willdenowii Boiss. & Reut. (syn. Thymus hirtus Willd.) were hydrodistilled in a Clevenger type apparatus and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. 44 Components were identified representing 97.3%, with 1,8-cineole (34.62%), camphor (18.55%), α-pinene (9.46%) and camphene (5.38%) as the main components. T. willdenowii essential oil was not cytotoxic (CC50 = 97.65 µg/mL) towards Vero non-tumoural cells, exhibiting good antibacterial and antiproliferative (30.8 ± 3.1% inhibition) potentials against four tested pathogenic bacteria and Human colorectal cell line HT-29, respectively. The essential oil did not show a DPPH radical scavenging activity, by Electron Spin Resonance spectroscopy (ESR), and it lacks antiviral effect towards coxsackievirus B3.
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- Département de chimie, Université des frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (LOST), Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique, EA 1069 LCSN, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Limoges, Institut GEIST, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Minérale, EA 1069 LCSN, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Limoges, Institut GEIST, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Monastir, Laboratoire des maladies transmissibles et substances biologiquement actives, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Monastir, Laboratoire des maladies transmissibles et substances biologiquement actives, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique, EA 1069 LCSN, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Limoges, Institut GEIST, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Département de chimie, Université des frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (LOST), Constantine, Algeria
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- Département de chimie, Université des frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (LOST), Constantine, Algeria
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de Freitas Souza C, Descovi S, Baldissera MD, Bertolin K, Bianchini AE, Mourão RHV, Schmidt D, Heinzmann BM, Antoniazzi A, Baldisserotto B, Martinez-Rodríguez G. Involvement of HPI-axis in anesthesia with Lippia alba essential oil citral and linalool chemotypes: gene expression in the secondary responses in silver catfish. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2019; 45:155-166. [PMID: 30120603 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-018-0548-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In teleost fish, stress initiates a hormone cascade along the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis to provoke several physiological reactions in order to maintain homeostasis. In aquaculture, a number of factors induce stress in fish, such as handling and transport, and in order to reduce the consequences of this, the use of anesthetics has been an interesting alternative. Essential oil (EO) of Lippia alba is considered to be a good anesthetic; however, its distinct chemotypes have different side effects. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate, in detail, the expression of genes involved with the HPI axis and the effects of anesthesia with the EOs of two chemotypes of L. alba (citral EO-C and linalool EO-L) on this expression in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen. Anesthesia with the EO-C is stressful for silver catfish because there was an upregulation of the genes directly related to stress: slc6a2, crh, hsd20b, hspa12a, and hsp90. In this study, it was also possible to observe the importance of the hsd11b2 gene in the response to stress by handling. The use of EO-C as anesthetics for fish is not recommended, but, the use of OE-L is indicated for silver catfish as it does not cause major changes in the HPI axis.
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- Carine de Freitas Souza
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal - Biorep, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará-UFOPA, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Santarém, PA, 68035-110, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de Educação Superior Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal - Biorep, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Siqueira-Lima PS, Passos FR, Lucchese AM, Menezes IR, Coutinho HD, Lima AA, Zengin G, Quintans JS, Quintans-Júnior LJ. Central nervous system and analgesic profiles of Lippia genus. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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da Silva R, de Morais L, Silva A, Bastos C, Pereira-Gonçalves Á, Kerntopf M, Menezes I, Leal-Cardoso J, Barbosa R. Vasorelaxant effect of the Lippia alba essential oil and its major constituent, citral, on the contractility of isolated rat aorta. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 108:792-798. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Moreno ÉM, Leal SM, Stashenko EE, García LT. Induction of programmed cell death in Trypanosoma cruzi by Lippia alba essential oils and their major and synergistic terpenes (citral, limonene and caryophyllene oxide). BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 18:225. [PMID: 30053848 PMCID: PMC6062979 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2293-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Chagas Disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection, is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases (NTD), without an effective therapy for the successful parasite eradication or for the blocking of the disease’s progression, in its advanced stages. Due to their low toxicity, wide pharmacologic spectrum, and potential synergies, medicinal plants as Lippia alba, offer a promising reserve of bioactive molecules. The principal goal of this work is to characterize the inhibitory properties and cellular effects of the Citral and Carvone L. alba chemotype essential oils (EOs) and their main bioactive terpenes (and the synergies among them) on T. cruzi forms. Methods Twelve L. alba EOs, produced under diverse environmental conditions, were extracted by microwave assisted hydrodistillation, and chemically characterized using gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry. Trypanocidal activity and cytotoxicity were determined for each oil, and their major compounds, on epimastigotes (Epi), trypomastigotes (Tryp), amastigotes (Amas), and Vero cells. Pharmacologic interactions were defined by a matrix of combinations among the most trypanocidal terpenes (limonene, carvone; citral and caryophyllene oxide). The treated cell phenotype was assessed by fluorescent and optic microscopy, flow cytometry, and DNA electrophoresis assays. Results The L. alba EOs displayed significant differences in their chemical composition and trypanocidal performance (p = 0.0001). Citral chemotype oils were more trypanocidal than Carvone EOs, with Inhibitory Concentration 50 (IC50) of 14 ± 1.5 μg/mL, 22 ± 1.4 μg/mL and 74 ± 4.4 μg/mL, on Epi, Tryp and Amas, respectively. Limonene exhibited synergistic interaction with citral, caryophyllene oxide and Benznidazole (decreasing by 17 times its IC50) and was the most effective and selective treatment. The cellular analysis suggested that these oils or their bioactive terpenes (citral, caryophyllene oxide and limonene) could be inducing T. cruzi cell death by an apoptotic-like mechanism. Conclusions EOs extracted from L. alba Citral chemotype demonstrated significant trypanocidal activity on the three forms of T. cruzi studied, and their composition and trypanocidal performance were influenced by production parameters. Citral, caryophyllene oxide, and limonene showed a possible induction of an apoptotic-like phenotype. The best selective anti-T. cruzi activity was achieved by limonene, the effects of which were also synergic with citral, caryophyllene oxide and benznidazole.
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da Silva LVF, Veras Mourão RH, Manimala J, Lnenicka GA. The essential oil of Lippia alba and its components affect Drosophila behavior and synaptic physiology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 221:jeb.176909. [PMID: 29880632 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.176909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lippia alba is a flowering shrub in the verbena family and its essential oil (EO) is known for its sedative, antidepressant and analgesic properties. In the Amazon region of Brazil, it is used in aquaculture to anesthetize fish during transport. Many of the specialized metabolites found in EOs presumably evolved to protect plants from herbivores, especially insects. We used Drosophila to test the behavioral and physiological actions of this EO and its components. We found that a 150 min exposure to the EO vapors resulted in immobilization of adult flies. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry identified the major components of the EO as the monoterpenes citral (59%), carvone (7%) and limonene (7%). Fly immobilization by the EO was due to citral and carvone, with citral producing more rapid effects than carvone. We tested whether the EO affected synaptic physiology by applying it to the larval neuromuscular junction. The EO delivered at 0.012% (v/v) produced over a 50% reduction in excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) amplitude within 3-4 min. When the EO components were applied at 0.4 mmol l-1, citral and carvone produced a significant reduction in EPSP amplitude, with citral producing the largest effect. Measurement of miniature EPSP amplitudes demonstrated that citral produced over a 50% reduction in transmitter release. Calcium imaging experiments showed that citral produced about 30% reduction in presynaptic Ca2+ influx, which likely resulted in the decrease in transmitter release. Thus, the EO blocks synaptic transmission, largely due to citral, and this likely contributes to its behavioral effects.
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- Lenise Vargas Flores da Silva
- Water Science and Technology Institute, University of Western Para, Av. Mendonça Furtado, 2946- Bairro Fátima, CEP 68040-470, Santarem, Párá, Brazil
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- Health Collective Institute, University of Western Para, Av. Mendonça Furtado, 2946- Bairro Fátima, CEP 68040-470, Santarem, Párá- Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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Gomes AF, Ganzera M, Schwaiger S, Stuppner H, Halabalaki M, Almeida MP, Leite MF, Amaral JG, David JM. Simultaneous determination of iridoids, phenylpropanoids and flavonoids in Lippia alba extracts by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pérez Zamora CM, Torres CA, Nuñez MB. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23030544. [PMID: 29494478 PMCID: PMC6017629 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and tropical regions of America. This family is known in folk medicine, and its species are used as digestive, carminative, antipyretic, antitussive, antiseptic, and healing agents. This review aims to collect information about the essential oils from the most reported species of the Verbenaceae family growing in South America, focusing on their chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, and synergism with commercial antimicrobials. The information gathered comprises the last twenty years of research within the South American region and is summarized taking into consideration the most representative species in terms of their essential oils. These species belong to Aloysia, Lantana, Lippia, Phyla, and Stachytarpheta genera, and the main essential oils they contain are monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, such as β-caryophyllene, thymol, citral, 1,8-cineole, carvone, and limonene. These compounds have been found to possess antimicrobial activities. The synergism of these essential oils with antibiotics is being studied by several research groups. It constitutes a resource of interest for the potential use of combinations of essential oils and antibiotics in infection treatments.
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- Cristina M Pérez Zamora
- National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina.
- Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Department of Basic and Applied Science, National University of Chaco Austral, Comandante Fernández 755, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco 3700, Argentina.
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- National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina.
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Basic and Applied Science, National University of Chaco Austral, Comandante Fernández 755, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco 3700, Argentina.
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Department of Basic and Applied Science, National University of Chaco Austral, Comandante Fernández 755, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco 3700, Argentina.
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Cytotoxic effects of essential oils from four Lippia alba chemotypes in human liver and lung cancer cell lines. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2018.1431966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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de Freitas Souza C, Baldissera MD, Bianchini AE, da Silva EG, Mourão RHV, da Silva LVF, Schmidt D, Heinzmann BM, Baldisserotto B. Citral and linalool chemotypes of Lippia alba essential oil as anesthetics for fish: a detailed physiological analysis of side effects during anesthetic recovery in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2018; 44:21-34. [PMID: 28948452 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-017-0410-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The viability using Lippia alba essential oil as an anesthetic for fish was studied, particularly with respect to physiological effects during recovery. Anesthesia of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) using 100 and 300 μL L-1 of two different chemotypes of L. alba essential oil (citral EO-C and linalool EO-L) prevented the increase of plasma cortisol levels caused by handling, but did not avoid alterations in energetic metabolism. Silver catfish did not have increased the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive species in the kidney and liver during recovery after anesthesia with either EO, avoiding lipid damage. On the other hand, fish anesthetized with EO-C showed higher protein carbonylation levels, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione S-transferase activities and non-protein thiol group levels in both tissues compared to controls. Our results suggest that both oils show antioxidant capacity, but anesthesia with EO-L does not cause damage to lipids or proteins, only temporary changes, typical of physiological adjustments during recovery from anesthesia. Therefore, EO-L is an effective anesthetic for silver catfish with fewer side effects than EO-C.
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- Carine de Freitas Souza
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará - UFOPA, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Santarém, Pará, 68035-110, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará - UFOPA, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Santarém, Pará, 68035-110, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Centro de Educação Superior Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil.
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González-Trujano ME, Hernández-Sánchez LY, Muñoz Ocotero V, Dorazco-González A, Guevara Fefer P, Aguirre-Hernández E. Pharmacological evaluation of the anxiolytic-like effects of Lippia graveolens and bioactive compounds. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017; 55:1569-1576. [PMID: 28385098 PMCID: PMC6130579 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1310908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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CONTEXT Lippia species (Verbenaceae) are widely used in Latin America and Africa as folk medicine for their tranquilizing properties. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anxiolytic-like effects and safety of Lippia graveolens Kunth. by exploring its aqueous and organic leaf extracts and identifying the responsible chemical constituents. MATERIAL AND METHODS Aqueous and organic extracts (hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) were pharmacologically evaluated at several doses. Chemical constituents were identified using MS, NMR and GC-MS analysis. The isolated compounds (3 mg/kg, i.p.), extracts (1, 3, 10 and 30 mg/kg, i.p.), and the reference drug diazepam (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) were assessed in CD-1 mice using experimental behavioural models: open-field, cylinder, hole-board, plus-maze and sodium pentobarbital-induced hypnosis, as well as their acute toxicity (LD50). RESULTS After administration of the extracts and bioactive compounds, a significant anxiolytic-like response from 1 mg/kg, i.p. was observed, resembling the effect of diazepam. Major presence of thymol (33.40%) was observed in the hexane extract; whereas for the first time in this species a p-cymene + thymol mixture (9.78%), naringenin (0.18%) and cirsimaritin (1.16%) were obtained as bioactive constituents of the ethyl acetate crude extract. Acute toxicity was calculated to be LD50 = 1000 mg/kg for the crude hexane extract, lower in comparison to the other extracts analyzed (LD50 > 2000 mg/kg). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Our results suggest that L. graveolens exerts anxiolytic-like activity involving many kinds of constituents, mainly of the terpenoid and flavonoid nature. These results reinforce the potential use of this species in the therapy of anxiety.
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- María Eva González-Trujano
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable, Toluca, Estado de México, México. Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
- CONTACT Eva Aguirre Hernández Laboratorio de Fitoquímica. Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, México
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Gomes AF, Almeida MP, Leite MF, Schwaiger S, Stuppner H, Halabalaki M, Amaral JG, David JM. Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of two chemotypes of Lippia alba. Food Chem 2017; 273:186-193. [PMID: 30292367 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lippia alba is a popular Brazilian herb known as 'cidreira' that presents several chemotypes which exhibit different chemical profile and they are widely used as seasonings and traditional medicine. This work describes the seasonal variation of metabolites of polar extracts of carvone and linalool chemotypes, identified by GC-MS analyses of the essential oils. A methodology was elaborated in order to obtain a seasonal variation in the chemical composition of leaf employing HPLC-DAD. Acteoside, isoacteoside, geneposidic acid, 8-epi-loganin, mussaenoside, luteolin 7-O-glucoside, apigenin 7-O-glucuronide and tricin 7-O-diglucuronide have been isolated and identified for validation procedures and chromatographic analysis. Geneposidic acid was presented in all samples, in contrast to the 8-epi-loganin and, mussaenoside which were presented only in the carvone-chemotype. Acteoside was the major metabolite detected from July to November while tricin-7-O-diglucuronide was the major compound in all other months. Besides, phenylpropanoids are predominant in winter and flavonoids in summer season.
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- Angélica Ferraz Gomes
- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil; Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-280 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, 37130-001 Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Greece
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-280 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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