Chemical Composition of<i>Artemisia absinthium</i>L. from Greece

Basta, Andriani; Τζακου, Ολγα; Couladis, Maria; Pavlović, Milica

doi:10.1080/10412905.2007.9699291

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“…Similar investigations carried on volatile constituents of a closely related species from Ethiopia (A. rehan) revealed camphor (26.4%) and davanone (41.2%) as the two major constituents [33]. The main components and dominant classes of terpenoids were found to differ compared to chemotypes previously reported of the same species, such as a-thujone, b-thujone, sabinene, myrcene, (E)-sabinol, (E)-sabinyl acetate, linalyl acetate and geranyl propionate [32] [34], caryophyllene oxide, p-cymene, and 1,8-cineole [22], and (Z)-chrysanthenol in [35]. Some reports indicate possibility of essential oil composition variations among the same plant species growing in different countries and geographic locations [22] [34 -36], plant habitat and season of collection [37], and the extraction technique employed [38].…”

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“…A. absinthium is known as Ariti in Ethiopia and used for its aroma in rituals called Atete, and as a remedy for treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases such malaria, helminths (vermifuge), and animal wounds [14] [21]. In several countries and regions, A. absinthium is traditionally used in food industry for the preparation of aperitifs, bitters, and spirits [22].…”

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In vitro Evaluation of Antileishmanial Activity and Toxicity of Essential Oils of Artemisia absinthium and Echinops kebericho

Tariku

Hymete

Hailu

et al. 2011

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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Potential toxicity, costs, and drug-resistant pathogens necessitate the development of new antileishmanial agents. Medicinal and aromatic plants constitute a major source of natural organic compounds. In this study, essential oils of Artemisia absinthium L. and Echinops kebericho Mesfin were investigated by GC and GC/MS analyses. Isolated oils were screened for antileishmanial activity against two Leishmania strains (L. aethiopica and L. donovani), and toxicity on the human monocytic leukemia (THP-1) cell line and red blood cells in vitro. GC/MS Analysis revealed 65 compounds (93.74%) for Artemisia absinthium and 43 compounds (92.85%) for Echinops kebericho oil. The oils contained the oxygenated monoterpene camphor (27.40%) and the sesquiterpene lactone dehydrocostus lactone (41.83%) as major constituents, respectively. Both oils showed activity against promastigote (MIC 0.0097-0.1565 μl/ml) and axenic amastigote forms (EC(50) 0.24-42.00 nl/ml) of both leishmania species. Weak hemolytic effect was observed for both oils, showing a slightly decreased selectivity index (SI 0.8-19.2) against the THP-1 cell line. Among the two oils tested, E. kebericho exerted strong antileishmanial activity that was even higher than that of amphotericin B with significant cytotoxicity. This study, therefore, demonstrated the potential use of both oils as source of novel agents for the treatment of leishmaniasis.

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In vitro Evaluation of Antileishmanial Activity and Toxicity of Essential Oils of Artemisia absinthium and Echinops kebericho

Tariku

Hymete

Hailu

et al. 2011

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“…In the essential oils of A. scoparia from different localities of Iran (Gilan, Mazandaran and Kashan provinces), capillene, camphor and l-phenyl-penta-2, 4-diyne were reported as main constituents, respectively [16a-16c]. Caryophyllene oxide (25.3%), p-cymene (16.8%), 1, 8-cineole (8.9%) and (Z)lanceol acetate (7.3%) were reported in the oil of A. absinthium L. from Greece [17].…”

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Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Artemisia Fragrans Willd. Leaves and Roots from Iran

Shafaghat

Noormohammadi

Zaifizadeh

2009

Natural Product Communications

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Hydrodistillation of leaves and roots of Artemisia fragrans Willd. (Asteraceae) yielded 0.9% and 0.1 %( v/w) essential oils, respectively. GC/MS analysis allowed identification of 19 components, which made up 91.1% of the total oil from the leaves, while only 9 compounds (93.8%) were identified in the roots. The main components of the leaf oil were chrysanthenon (23.8%), 1, 8-cineole (23.7%), β-caryophyllene (9.6%), p-cymene (7. 7%), filifolide-A (5.7%) and filifolone (5.7%). In the root oil, the main constituents were camphor (67.0%) and camphene (16.9%). Antibacterial activity was tested against Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria using the agar diffusion method. Activity was observed against two Gram-positive and one Gram-negative bacteria.

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“…dysenterica collected in Malayer,Iran [18]; D¼P. dysenterica collected in Katara,Greece [19]; E¼P. dysenterica collected in Arahova, Greece [19]; F¼P.…”

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“…dysenterica collected in Katara,Greece [19]; E¼P. dysenterica collected in Arahova, Greece [19]; F¼P. gnaphalodes collected in the Elbrus Mountains,Iran [20]; G¼ P. gnaphalodes collected in Birjand, Iran [11]; H¼P.…”

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Volatile Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Pulicaria sicula (L.) Moris Growing Wild in Sicily: Chemotaxonomic Volatile Markers of the Genus PulicariaGaertn.

Maggio

Riccobono

Spadaro

et al. 2015

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The chemical composition of the essential oil isolated from the aerial parts of Pulicaria sicula (L.) Moris was characterized by GC-FID and GC/MS analyses. The oil was particularly rich in oxygenated terpenoids. Among the oxygenated monoterpenes (content of 44.5%), the most abundant were borneol (23.7%), bornyl acetate (6.5%), and isothymol isobutyrate (6.2%). Caryophyllene oxide (10.2%), caryophylladienol I (4.3%), and caryophylla-3,8(13)-dien-5β-ol (4.4%) were identified as the main constituents among the oxygenated sesquiterpenes. Furthermore, a complete literature review on the composition of the essential oils of all the Pulicaria taxa studied so far was performed and a principal component analysis (PCA) was carried out.

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Chemical Composition ofArtemisia absinthiumL. from Greece

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

In vitro Evaluation of Antileishmanial Activity and Toxicity of Essential Oils of Artemisia absinthium and Echinops kebericho

In vitro Evaluation of Antileishmanial Activity and Toxicity of Essential Oils of Artemisia absinthium and Echinops kebericho

Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Artemisia Fragrans Willd. Leaves and Roots from Iran

Volatile Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Pulicaria sicula (L.) Moris Growing Wild in Sicily: Chemotaxonomic Volatile Markers of the Genus PulicariaGaertn.

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