Effect of some spices as preservatives for storage of lentil (Lens esculenta L.) seeds

El-Maraghy, S. S. M.

doi:10.1007/bf02814729

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“…This antifungal capacity of thyme essential oil has also been demonstrated by Montes and Carvajal (1998) and Basilico and Basilico (1999) on fungi such as A. flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Fusarium spp. Other authors, too, including El-Maraghy (1995) and Inouye et al (2000), confirmed these results. According to Soliman and Badeea (2002), this antifungal effect might be caused by the b-pinene content of thyme essential oil because it can reach values of 29.9-37.6%.…”

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Antifungal Activities of Thyme, Clove and Oregano Essential Oils

Viuda‐Martos¹,

Ruiz-Navajas²,

Fernández‐López³

et al. 2007

Journal of Food Safety

150

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The antifungal potential of essential oils of oregano (Origanum vulgare), thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and clove (Syzygium aromaticum) was determined. To establish this antifungal potential, two molds related to food spoilage, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus, were selected. The agar dilution method was employed for the determination of antifungal activities. The three essential oils analyzed presented inhibitory effects on both molds tested. Oregano essential oil showed the highest inhibition of mold growth, followed by clove and thyme. Aspergillus flavus was more sensitive to thyme essential oil than A. niger. Clove essential oil was a stronger inhibitor against A. niger than against A. flavus.

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Antifungal Activities of Thyme, Clove and Oregano Essential Oils

Viuda‐Martos¹,

Ruiz-Navajas²,

Fernández‐López³

et al. 2007

Journal of Food Safety

150

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“…A wide spectrum of pharmacological activities have been described for thyme, such as antioxidant (13), antibacterial (26,27) and antifungal (28,29) properties. These activities have been attributed to some widely distributed species of thyme.…”

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Cytotoxic effect of essential oil of thyme (Thymus broussonettii) on the IGR-OV1 tumor cells resistant to chemotherapy

Mbarek

Mouse

Jaafari

et al. 2007

Braz J Med Biol Res

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The anti-tumor effect of the Moroccan endemic thyme (Thymus broussonettii) essential oil (EOT) was investigated in vitro using the human ovarian adenocarcinoma IGR-OV1 parental cell line OV1/P and its chemoresistant counterparts OV1/adriamycin (OV1/ADR), OV1/vincristine (OV1/VCR), and OV1/cisplatin (OV1/CDDP). All of these cell lines elicited various degrees of sensitivity to the cytotoxic effect of EOT. The IC 50 values (mean ± SEM, v/v) were 0.40 ± 0.02, 0.39 ± 0.02, 0.94 ± 0.05, and 0.65 ± 0.03% for OV1/P, OV1/ ADR, OV1/VCR, and OV1/CDDP, respectively. Using the DBA-2/ P815 (H 2 d ) mouse model, tumors were developed by subcutaneous grafting of tumor fragments of similar size obtained from P815 (murin mastocytoma cell line) injected in donor mouse. Interestingly, intratumoral injection of EOT significantly reduced solid tumor development. Indeed, by the 30th day of repeated EOT treatment, the tumor volumes of the animals were 2.00 ± 0.27, 1.35 ± 0.20, and 0.85 ± 0.18 cm 3 after injection with 10, 30, or 50 µL per 72 h (six times), respectively, as opposed to 3.88 ± 0.50 cm 3 for the control animals. This tumoricidal effect was associated with a marked decrease of mouse mortality. In fact, in these groups of mice, the recorded mortality by the 30th day of treatment was 30 ± 4, 18 ± 4, and 8 ± 3%, respectively, while the control animals showed 75 ± 10% of mortality. These data indicate that the EOT which contains carvacrol as the major component has an important in vitro cytotoxic activity against tumor cells resistant to chemotherapy as well as a significant antitumor effect in mice. However, our data do not distinguish between carvacrol and the other components of EOT as the active factor.

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“…The antifungal activity of thyme, spearmint and basil was also demonstrated by Montes-Belmont and Carvajall (1998) and Basilico and Basilico (1999) on the toxigenic fungi Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Fusarium spp. The antifungal activity of mint, basil and thyme on some pathogenic fungi, including Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus has also been reported which suggested their inhibitory effects on the sporulation of fungi and aflatoxin production [Ela et al, 1996;Inouye et al, 1998;Inouye et al, 2000;El-Maraghy, 1995;Dube et al, 1989]. These effects could be related to several components known to have biological activities, such aspinene, -pinene in thyme, basil and spearmint, respectively.…”

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