1. Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of Vitex gardneriana schauer leaves's essential oil.
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Vale JPCD, Ribeiro LHF, Vasconcelos MA, Sá-Firmino NC, Pereira AL, Nascimento MFD, Rodrigues THS, Silva PTD, Sousa KC, Silva RBD, Nascimento Neto LGD, Saker-Sampaio S, Bandeira PN, Santos HS, Souza EB, and Teixeira EH
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- Animals, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Artemia drug effects, Bacteria drug effects, Biofilms drug effects, Biofilms growth & development, Brazil, Candida drug effects, Cell Line, Cell Survival drug effects, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Mice, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Monoterpenes chemistry, Oils, Volatile isolation & purification, Oils, Volatile pharmacology, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, beta Carotene, Anti-Infective Agents chemistry, Antioxidants chemistry, Oils, Volatile chemistry, Plant Extracts chemistry, Plant Leaves chemistry, Vitex chemistry
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This study aimed to determinate the chemical composition and evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the essential oil obtained from leaves of V. gardneriana. The Vitex gardneriana leaves's were hydrodistilled to obtain the essential oil and the chemical composition determined by GC/MS analysis. The antimicrobial activities were determined by microdilution method. The activity of essential oil on biofilm was evaluated by quantification of total biomass and enumeration of biofilm-entrapped viable cells. The antioxidant activity was assessed by DPPH free radical assay, ferrous ion chelating assay, ferric-reducing antioxidant power and β-carotene bleaching assay. Furthermore, the essential oil was tested on viability of health human, animal cells and the microcrustacean Artemia sp. The essential oil showed high content of sesquiterpenes and very low content of monoterpenes. Regarding activity on planktonic cells, the essential oil reduced the growth of the all species tested but showed MIC values only to S. aureus (0.31%). In general, the essential oil reduced significantly the biofilm biomass and the number of viable cells of bacteria and yeasts, mainly on biofilm formation. The essential oil showed a potential antioxidant activity, mainly on β-carotene oxidation. Moreover, the essential oil reduced the cell viability of murine fibroblasts but not show viability reduction of human keratinocytes. Furthermore, the oil not show toxicity against the microcrustacean. Thus, the essential oil from V. gardneriana leaves may be considered as an important alternative against biofilms formed by bacteria and yeasts related to infections, as well as a natural antioxidant and non-toxic substance on human cells., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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