Sesquiterpene lactones: a diverse class of compounds found in essential oils possessing antibacterial and antifungal properties

Neerman, Michael F.

doi:10.1016/s0962-4562(03)00078-x

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“…Promising evidence has clearly shown that sesquiterpene lactones are a class of chemical compounds; they are sesquiterpenoids (built of three isoprene units) containing a lactone ring. They are found in many plants derived from several different plant species have significant antimicrobial activity in vitro [28]. The observed activity of plants studied here in might be due to the presence of sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids, because some plant extracts showed that a high level of antimicrobial activity and also possibly due to synergistic interactions between the components of these extracts [27].…”

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Screening of various solvents and extracts of Achillea latiloba Ledeb. ex Nordm for antibacterial and antifungal activities

Ertürk

2014

Herba Polonica

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S u m m a r yIn this study the antibacterial and antifungal activities of extracted Achillea latiloba Ledeb. ex Nordm (Asteraceae) samples in acetone, ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) from Trabzon Province (Turkey) were investigated. Antimicrobial activity of A. latiloba varied depending on the extract of samples, dosage of extracts, and the extraction solvents for all test microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus salivarius, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus mutans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus licheniformis, Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtillis, Proteus vulgaris andCandida albicans were studied with use of disc diffusion and agar dilution method. The results indicated that each of the crude extracts of Achillea latiloba exhibited a more or less pronounced antibacterial and antifungal potency both in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. While in the Gram-negative group, the most sensitive microorganism to Achillea latiloba were S. enteritidis and Streptococcus mutans which is Gram-positive. In the Gram-positive group, the microorganisms most sensitive to Achillea latiloba were Streptococcus mutans and L. monocytogenes. However, the least sensitive microorganism was P. vulgaris. The results presented in this paper suggest that Achillea latiloba possesses additional antimicrobial activities that has an effect against some Gram-negative, Grampositive bacteria and fungi.

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Screening of various solvents and extracts of Achillea latiloba Ledeb. ex Nordm for antibacterial and antifungal activities

Ertürk

2014

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“…It is also known that sesquiterpene lactones possess antibacterial, antifungal, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic and anti-tumourgenic properties (Picman, 1986). There is evidence in support of sesquiterpene lactones as potential antibacterial and antifungal agents (Neerman, 2003). A large number of sesquiterpene lactones are found in members of Asteraceae where they are characteristic constituents of the family (Neerman, 2003).…”

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“…There is evidence in support of sesquiterpene lactones as potential antibacterial and antifungal agents (Neerman, 2003). A large number of sesquiterpene lactones are found in members of Asteraceae where they are characteristic constituents of the family (Neerman, 2003). Genus Centaurea has been extensively studied for its sesquiterpene lactones (Janaćković et al, 2004;Marco et al, 2005) and flavonoid (Akkal et al, 2003) content.…”

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Antiprotozoal and Antimicrobial Activities ofCentaurea. Species Growing in Turkey

Karamenderes

Khan

Tekwani

et al. 2006

Pharmaceutical Biology

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“…It is noteworthy that the volatile oils produced by many species of this family have proven to exhibit antimicrobial (Neerman 2003) and insecticide activity (Campos et al 2014). Bohlmann et al (1981) conducted chemosystematic studies of the tribe Eupatorieae and analyzed the sesquiterpene lactones and other constituents of Trichogonia species to determine if their chemical composition could give indications of the relationships among the species of this diverse genus.…”

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Trichomes and chemical composition of the volatile oil of Trichogonia cinerea (Gardner) R. M. King & H. Rob. (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae)

Fernandes

Trindade

Rezende

et al. 2016

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Trichogonia cinerea is endemic to Brazil and occurs in areas of cerrado and campo rupestre. In this study, we characterized the glandular and non-glandular trichomes on the aerial parts of this species, determined the principal events in the development of the former, and identifi ed the main constituents of the volatile oil produced in its aerial organs. Fully expanded leaves, internodes, fl orets, involucral bracts, and stem apices were used for the characterization of trichomes. Leaves, internodes, fl orets, and involucral bracts were examined by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, whereas stem apices were examined only by light microscopy. Branches in the reproductive phase were used for the extraction and determination of the composition of the volatile oil. The species has three types of glandular trichomes, biseriate vesicular, biseriate pedunculate, and multicellular uniseriate, which secrete volatile oils and phenolic compounds. The major components identifi ed in the volatile oil were 3,5-muuroladiene (39.56%) and butylated hydroxytoluene (13.07%).Key words: volatile oil, histochemistry, ontogeny, secretory structure.

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Sesquiterpene lactones: a diverse class of compounds found in essential oils possessing antibacterial and antifungal properties

Cited by 69 publications

References 7 publications

Screening of various solvents and extracts of Achillea latiloba Ledeb. ex Nordm for antibacterial and antifungal activities

Screening of various solvents and extracts of Achillea latiloba Ledeb. ex Nordm for antibacterial and antifungal activities

Antiprotozoal and Antimicrobial Activities ofCentaurea. Species Growing in Turkey

Trichomes and chemical composition of the volatile oil of Trichogonia cinerea (Gardner) R. M. King & H. Rob. (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae)

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