The genus Artemisia: distribution and phytochemistry in the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary and Balearic Islands

Sainz, Paula; Cruz-Estrada, Angel; Díaz, Carmen E.; González-Coloma⊥, Azucena

doi:10.1007/s11101-017-9516-2

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“…Artemisia sp. essential oils have been reported as being trypanocidal [14], specifically, essential oil from cultivated A. absinthium [5,7]. However, this is the first report on the trypanocidal activity of A. pedemontana subsp.…”

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“…Artemisia species produce essential oils [1] and have a broad spectrum of bioactivity, including antibacterial [2,3], antiviral [4], antiparasitic [5,6,7,8,9], antifungal [10], nematicidal [11], and insecticidal [12,13], and overall, contribute a great deal to the plant defensive properties. However, some species have been poorly studied, mostly because of their lack of abundance or distribution [14]. One of such species is Artemisia pedemontana (Bent), a whitish-lanate perennial aromatic shrub with a circummediterranean disjunct distribution [15].…”

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“…Given the importance of Artemisia species as a source of antiparasitic and biocidal agents [14], the antiparasitic effects of these essential oils were tested against epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi , the etiologic agent of the Chagas disease, and promastigotes of Phytomonas davidi , a plant trypanosomatid that causes several diseases in crops of great importance [20]. The antimalarial potential of these oils was tested in vitro using the ferriprotoporphyrin (FP) IX biocrystallization inhibition [21,22].…”

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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Artemisia pedemontana subsp. assoana Essential Oils and Hydrolate

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Given the importance of the genus Artemisia as a source of valuable natural products, the rare plant Artemisia pedemontana subspecies assoana, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, has been experimentally cultivated in the greenhouse and aeroponically, to produce biomass for essential oil (EO) extraction. The chemical composition of the EOs was analyzed, and their plant protection (insects: Spodoptera littoralis, Rhopalosiphum padi, and Myzus persicae; plants: Lactuca sativa and Lolium perenne; fungi: Aspergillus niger; and nematode: Meloidogyne javanica) and antiparasitic (Trypanosoma cruzi, Phytomonas davidi, and antiplasmodial by the ferriprotoporphyrin biocrystallization inhibition test) properties were studied, in addition to the hydrolate by-product. The EOs showed a 1,8-cineole and camphor profile, with quantitative and qualitative chemical differences between the cultivation methods. These oils had moderate insect antifeedant, antifungal, and phytotoxic effects; were trypanocidel; and exhibited moderate phytomonacidal effects, while the hydrolate showed a strong nematicidal activity. Both EOs were similarly antifeedant; the EO from the greenhouse plants (flowering stage) was more biocidal (antifungal, nematicidal, and phytotoxic) than the EO from the aeroponic plants (growing stage), which was more antiparasitic. The major components of the oils (1,8-cineole and camphor), or their 1:1 combination, did not explain any of these effects. We can conclude that these EOs have potential applications as insect antifeedants, and as antifungal or antiparasitic agents, depending on the cultivation method, and that the hydrolate byproduct is a potent nematicidal.

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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Artemisia pedemontana subsp. assoana Essential Oils and Hydrolate

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“…Several terpenoidal compounds, polymethoxylated flavonoids, coumarins, acetylenes and sterols have been isolated from Artemisia species [24,63]. A. judaica was previously analysed phytochemically; the herb recorded high flavonoid and phenolic contents [64] as well as sesquiterpene lactones [65].…”

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Anti-Blastocystis Activity In Vitro of Egyptian Herbal Extracts (Family: Asteraceae) with Emphasis on Artemisia judaica

Mokhtar

Ahmed

Eltamany

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Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk.) Sch. Bip. (known as Qaysoom), Echinops spinosus L. (known as Shoak Elgamal) and Artemisia judaica L. (known Shih Baladi) are members of the Asteraceae family known for their traditional medical use in Egypt. The ethanol extracts of these plants were evaluated for their efficacy against a protozoan parasite (Blastocystis). Two different molecular subtypes of Blastocystis were used (ST1 and ST3). Significant growth inhibition of Blastocystis was observed when exposed to both A. judaica (99.3%) and A. fragrantissima (95.6%) with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC90) at 2000 µg/mL. Under the effect of the extracts, changes in Blastocystis morphology were noted, with the complete destruction of Blastocystis forms after 72 h with the dose of 4000 µg/mL. Different subtypes displayed different responses to the herbal extracts tested. ST1 exhibited significantly different responses to the herbal extracts compared to ST3. A. judaica was selected as the herb of choice considering all of its variables and because of its effective action against Blastocystis. It was then exposed to further fractionation and observation of its effect on ST1 and ST3. Solvent portioned fractions (dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and n-hexane) in A. judaica were found to be the potent active fractions against both of the Blastocystis subtypes used.

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“…Candial, Spain), proved to have potential in further commercial use with effects such as anti-toxoplasmosis [ 14 ], anti-mosquitoes [ 15 ], nematicidal [ 16 , 17 ], larvicidal against Pieris brassicae [ 18 ] and reduction of the longevity and fecundity of Tetranychus urticae [ 19 ]. Extensive reviews describe (i) the conservation status, phytochemistry and biological activities of the Artemisia genus in the Iberian Peninsula and two Macaronesian archipelagos [ 20 ]; (ii) the chemical composition and biological activity of essential oils in various species of Artemisia [ 6 ] and (iii) the phytochemistry and pharmacological and biotechnological potential of A. vulgaris [ 4 ].…”

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Endophytic Fungi in Species of Artemisia

Cosoveanu

Cabrera

2018

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The genus Artemisia, a collection of ~400 hardy herbaceous plant and shrub species, is an important resource contributing to chemistry, medicine, agriculture, industry, and ecology. Its communities of endophytic fungi have only recently begun to be explored. Summarized from studies conducted on the fungal endophytes in Artemisia species, both fungal phylogenetic diversity and the associated bioactivity was examined. Isolations from 14 species of Artemisia have led to 51 genera of fungal endophytes, 28 families, and 18 orders. Endophytes belonged mainly to Ascomycota, except for two taxa of Cantharellales and Sporidiobolales, one taxon of Mucoromycota, and one species of Oomycota. The mostly common families were Pleosporaceae, Trichocomaceae, Leptosphaeriaceae, and Botryosphaeriaceae (relative abundance = 14.89, 8.51, 7.14 and 6.38, respectively). In the search for bioactive metabolites, 27 novel compounds were characterized and 22 metabolites were isolated between 2006 and 2017. The first study on endophytic fungi isolated from species of Artemisia was published but 18 years ago. This summary of recently acquired data illustrates the considerable diversity of biological purposes addressed by fungal endophytes of Artemisia spp.

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The genus Artemisia: distribution and phytochemistry in the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary and Balearic Islands

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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Artemisia pedemontana subsp. assoana Essential Oils and Hydrolate

Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Artemisia pedemontana subsp. assoana Essential Oils and Hydrolate

Anti-Blastocystis Activity In Vitro of Egyptian Herbal Extracts (Family: Asteraceae) with Emphasis on Artemisia judaica

Endophytic Fungi in Species of Artemisia

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