Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Nonanal, an Aldehyde Isolated from Artemisia ludoviciana

Dracaena draco L. fruit: Phytochemical and antioxidant activity assessment

“…This aldehyde, as hexanal (10.4% of the total volatiles of this matrix), is also known by its antifungal activity (Kobaisy et al, 2001). The antidiarrhoeal activity of nonanal has also been reported by Zavala-Sanchez et al (2002). Ruberto and Baratta (2000) have analyzed the antioxidant effectiveness of about one hundred pure components of essential oils, including nonanal, which was considered by this authors as a weak antioxidant (when compared to other classes of volatile compounds and to α-tocopherol).…”

Screening of chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Artemisia essential oils

“…Nonanal isolated from the oil showed symptomatic relief of induced diarrhea and a delay of the intestinal transit activity in mice (Zavala-Sánchez et al, 2002;Blust and Hopkins, 1987;Domínguez and Cárdenas, 1975). Previous research showed that alpha-pinene (10.2%), 1,8-cineole (10.1%), artemisia ketone (11.4%) and camphor (24.6%) were the main components of the essential oil of A. biennis grown in Iran (Nematollahi et al, 2006).…”

Kazakh Ziziphora Species as Sources of Bioactive Substances

“…tenuior [94] Nonanal (116) Z. tenuior [94] Significant inhibitory effect on mice with diarrhoea induced with castor oil, MgSO4 and arachidonic acid [446] Low antifungal activity against fungi of the genus Colletotrichum [447] (CH 2 ) 7 (118) Z. tenuior [94] Increase in total cholesterol level [448] (CH 2 ) 10 …”