Chemical composition and biological activities of the essential oil from Pulicaria undulata (L.) C. A. Mey. growing wild in Egypt.
Autor: Mustafa, Ahmed M.; Eldahmy, Samih I.; Caprioli, Giovanni; Bramucci, Massimo; Quassinti, Luana; Lupidi, Giulio; Beghelli, Daniela; Vittori, Sauro; Maggi, Filippo
Publication year: 2020
Natural product research
issn:1478-6427 1478-6419
doi: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1534107
Abstract:
Pulicaria undulata is used as a traditional herbal remedy in Egypt. We used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for analysis of essential oil of this plant growing wild in Egypt and 64 compounds were identified. The oil was rich in oxygenated monoterpenes (64.0%) and aromatic derivatives (18.8%). The major components were carvacrol (46.5%), xanthoxylin (18.1%) and carvotanacetone (8.7%). The oil of the Egyptian plant showed significant differences from the oil results reported on this species derived from different accessions. Antioxidant activity was performed by FRAP, DPPH and ABTS assays, and the oil demonstrated a powerful antioxidant properties. Furthermore, cytotoxicity was assessed using MTT assay against three cell lines (A375, T98G, HCT116) and the oil showed moderate results with IC(50) of 18.53, 40.64 and 22.23 μg/ml; respectively. The oil showed a good anti-acetylcholinesterase activity (IC(50) = 139.2 μg/ml) using Ellman method. In conclusion, the studied oil exhibited a peculiar fingerprint and promising biological activities.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30394109
Tags: Humans; Egypt; Cell Line; Acetylcholinesterase/drug effects; Antioxidants/chemistry/*isolation & purification/pharmacology; Asteraceae; biological activities; Cholinesterase Inhibitors/isolation & purification/pharmacology; Cymenes/analysis; Cytotoxins/isolation & purification/pharmacology; essential oil; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; GC–MS; Oils, Volatile/*chemistry/isolation & purification/pharmacology; Pulicaria undulata; Pulicaria/*chemistry; Terpenes/analysis
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30394109/
