Heterologous expressed human cytochromes are useful tools in synthesis of thymoquinone

Flemming, T.; Kayser, Oliver

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1234602

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“…The presence of thymoquinone is thus inversely related to carvacrol. This led us to conclude that, in winter, carvacrol is presumably biotransformed into thymoquinone [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Chemical Variability of the Essential Oil of Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss. from Lebanon, Assessed by Independent Component Analysis (ICA) and Common Component and Specific Weight Analysis (CCSWA)

Zgheib

El-Beyrouthy

Chaillou

et al. 2019

IJMS

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Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss., an endemic plant to Lebanon, is widely acknowledged in Lebanese traditional medicine. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the drying method, region, and time of harvest on yield and chemical composition of O. ehrenbergii essential oils (EOs). Plants were harvested monthly throughout 2013 and 2014, from two different regions, Aabadiye and Qartaba, then dried using two drying methods: lyophilization and shade-drying at 4 °C. EO was extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS. GC-MS data, combined with independent component analysis (ICA) and common component and specific weight analysis (CCSWA), showed that drying techniques, region of harvest, and soil composition have no effect on the chemical composition of O. ehrenbergii EOs. Of the factors analyzed, only harvesting time affected the EO composition of this species. High and stable amounts of carvacrol, associated with reliable antimicrobial activities, were detected in material harvested between March and October. EOs obtained from plants harvested in Aabadiye in January and February showed high amounts of thymoquinone, related to anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic effects. The use of ICA and CCSWA was proven to be efficient, and allowed the development of a discriminant model for the classification of O. ehrenbergii chemotype and the determination of the best harvesting time.

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“…The presence of thymoquinone is thus inversely related to carvacrol. This led us to conclude that, in winter, carvacrol is presumably biotransformed into thymoquinone [ 33 , 34 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%