The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of<i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>L.

Ekundayo, Olusegun; Laakso, Into; Holopainen, M.; Hiltunen, R.; Oguntimein, Babajide O.; Kauppinen, Veli

doi:10.1080/10412905.1990.9697840

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“…While the immature fruits resembled in their composition exactly the mature fruits, the leaves were extremely different compared with the fruits, especially regarding the content of 1,8-cineole, with a maximum difference of 18.9% found between the immature fruits and the leaves in accession 4 ( Table 2). The leaf oil composition presented in this study differs from Ekundayo et al 7 in the contents of 1,8-cineole (around 30% presented here vs 50% found by Ekundayo et al 7 ) as well as sabinene (approximately 20 and 10%, respectively). Sørensen et al 13 were the only authors who distinguished immature and mature fruits in their analysis.…”

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Essential oil composition ofVitex agnus-castus-comparison of accessions and different plant organs

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Leaves, immature and mature fruits of seven different accessions of chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus L., Verbenaceae), cultivated at one location, were analysed for their essential oil composition. The main compounds of the essential oil were 1,8-cineole, sabinene, a-pinene, b-phellandrene and a-terpinyl acetate, trans-b-farnesene and bicyclogermacrene. Although the same compounds were present in all plant organs, the leaves differed from the fruits in the concentrations of all compounds except a-terpinyl acetate and manoyl-oxide. The compositions of immature and mature fruits were equal. Two distinct chemotypes (an a-pinene chemotype and an a-terpinyl acetate chemotype) could be identified in Vitex agnus-castus. Both chemotypes occurred between as well within accessions. The differences between the accessions were based mainly on the occurrence of these chemotypes in accessions and the frequency of their occurrence within accessions.

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“…6 Higher amounts of essential oil are present in the leaves, inflorescences and fruits, the main compounds being 1,8-cineole, (E)-β-farnesene, sabinene, β-pinene, α-terpineol, α-terpinyl acetate, β-caryophyllene and bicyclogermacrene. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] …”

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“…The essential oils from different parts of V. agnus-castus have been reported to display antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus (Görler et al 1985, Ekundayo et al 1990). Previous studies have associated the antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Vitex sp.…”

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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae)

Gonçalves

Ayres

Carvalho

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An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Abnormal multiplication of oral bacteria causes dental caries and dental plaque. These diseases continue to be major public health concerns worldwide, mainly in developing countries. In this study, the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Vitex agnus-castus leaves (VAC‒EO) collected in the North of Brazil against a representative panel of cariogenic bacteria were investigated. The antimicrobial activity of VAC-EO was evaluated in terms of its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values by using the broth microdilution method in 96-well microplates. The chemical constituents of VAC-EO were identified by gas chromatography (GC‒FID) and gas chromatography‒mass spectrometry (GC‒MS). VAC‒EO displayed some activity against all the investigated oral pathogens; MIC values ranged from 15.6 to 200 μg/mL. VAC-EO had promising activity against Streptococcus mutans (MIC= 15.6 μg/mL), Lactobacillus casei (MIC= 15.6 μg/mL), and Streptococcus mitis (MIC= 31.2 μg/mL). The compounds 1,8-cineole (23.8%), (E)-β-farnesene (14.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (12.5%), sabinene (11.4%), and α-terpinyl acetate (7.7%) were the major chemical constituents of VAC‒EO. VAC-EO displays antimicrobial activity against cariogenic bacteria. The efficacy of VAC-EO against S. mutans is noteworthy and should be further investigated.

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“…Vitex agnus-castus contains flavonoids (casticin, penduletin, chrysoplenol, orientin, isoorientin and isovitexin) (6,7), iridoids (agnuside and aucubin) (8), diterpenes (labdan type: 6β,7β-diacetoxy-13-hydroxylabda-8,14-diene, rotundifuran, vitexilactone, vitexilactam A, vitetrifolin B and C) (9)(10)(11), polyphenols (12) and essential oil (13)(14)(15).…”

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Composition of the essential oils from samples ofVitex agnus-castusL. growing in Turkey

Toplan

Kürkçüoğlu

Başer

et al. 2015

Journal of Essential Oil Research

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The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Verbenaceae) fruits collected from five different localities in Turkey [Zonguldak (S1), Edirne (S2), Balıkesir (S3), Muğla (S4) and Antalya (S5)] were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). β-Caryophyllene (11%) and α-pinene (10%) were identified as major components in the oil of S1. The highest amount of bicyclogermacrene (22.1%) was detected in the essential oil of S2. The major components of the essential oil of S3 were 1,8-cineole (17.8%), sabinene (15.8%), (Z)-β-farnesene (13.5%) and bicyclogermacrene (12.1%). The essential oil compositions of S4 and S5 had similarities, both containing sabinene [12.1% (S4), 12.1% (S5)], 1,8-cineole [13.2% (S4), 11.8% (S5)], β-caryophyllene [12.7% (S4), 11.4% (S5)] and bicyclogermacrene [11% (S4), 12.1% (S5)] as major components.

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The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil ofVitex agnus-castusL.

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Essential oil composition ofVitex agnus-castus-comparison of accessions and different plant organs

Essential oil composition ofVitex agnus-castus-comparison of accessions and different plant organs

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae)

Composition of the essential oils from samples ofVitex agnus-castusL. growing in Turkey

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