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Chemical composition and antitumor activity of different wild varieties of Moroccan thyme
Jaafari, Abdeslam; Mouse, Hassan Ait; Rakib, El Mostapha; Mbarek, Lahcen Ait; Tilaoui, Mounir; Benbakhta, Chouaib; Boulli, Abdelali; Abbad, Aziz; Zyad, Abdelmajid.
  • Jaafari, Abdeslam; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Immunologie. Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire. Équipe des Substances Naturelles et Immunopharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Mouse, Hassan Ait; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Immunologie. Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire. Équipe des Substances Naturelles et Immunopharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Rakib, El Mostapha; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Département de Chimie et Environnement. Equipe d'Hétérochimie Organique. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Mbarek, Lahcen Ait; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Immunologie. Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire. Équipe des Substances Naturelles et Immunopharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Tilaoui, Mounir; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Immunologie. Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire. Équipe des Substances Naturelles et Immunopharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Benbakhta, Chouaib; Institut National d'Hygiène. Département de Toxicologie. Rabat. MA
  • Boulli, Abdelali; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire de Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles. Béni-Mellal. MA
  • Abbad, Aziz; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Écologie Végétale. Marrakech. MA
  • Zyad, Abdelmajid; Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire d'Immunologie. Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire. Équipe des Substances Naturelles et Immunopharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire. Béni-Mellal. MA
Rev. bras. farmacogn ; 17(4): 477-491, out.-dez. 2007. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-476193
ABSTRACT
Many species of Thyme have been widely used in Moroccan folk medicine as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antinociceptive agents. This study was designed to examine the chemical composition and the in vitro antitumor activity of the essential oils and various extracts of thyme species collected in different regions of Morocco. The essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation, and the various extracts, obtained by Soxhlet extraction, using solvents of varying polarity, were analysed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Both major and trace components were analysed. Overall, the major constituents in the chemical composition of Moroccan thyme populations were carvacrol, thymol, borneol and p-cymene. The rate of these components can hit respectively to 85 percent, 42 percent, 59 percent, and 23 percent. Furthermore, the essential oils as well as two pure products (carvacrol and thymol) were tested for their antitumoral activity against P815 mastocytoma cell line. While all these products showed a dose dependent cytotoxic effect, the carvacrol was the most cytotoxic one compared to the others. Interestingly, when these products were tested against the normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, they show a proliferative effect instead of a cytotoxic one.
RESUMO
Muitas espécies de Tomilho têm sido amplamente utilizadas na medicina popular morroquina como agentes antiinflamatório, antioxidante e antinociceptivo. Este estudo foi realizado para analisar a composição química e a atividade antitumoral in vitro dos óleos essenciais e de vários extratos de espécies de tomilho coletadas em diferentes regiões do Marrocos. O óleo essencial, obtido através de hidrodestilação, e os vários extratos, obtidos por extração em aparelho de Soxhlet, utilizando solventes de diferentes polaridades, foram analisados através de cromatografia gasosa acoplada à espectrometria de massas (CG/EM). Tanto os componentes majoritários quanto os minoritário foram analisados. De um modo geral, os constituintes principais da composição química das populações de tomilho morroquinas foram carvacrol, timol, borneol e p-cimeno. A quantidade desses componentes pode ser de 85 por cento, 42 por cento, 59 por cento, e 23 por cento, respectivamente. Em adição, os óleos essenciais bem como dois produtos puros (carvacrol e timol) foram testados quanto à sua atividade antitumoral contra mastocitoma da linhagem P815. Enquanto todos esses produtos mostraram efeito citotóxico dependente da dose, o carvacrol foi o mais citotóxico quando comparado aos outros. Interessantemente, quando estes produtos foram testados contra células mononucleares sangüíneas periféricas humanas normais, mostraram efeito proliferativo em vez de citotóxico.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thymol / Oils, Volatile / Lamiaceae / Thymus Plant Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. farmacogn Journal subject: Pharmacy Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Morocco Institution/Affiliation country: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques/MA / Institut National d'Hygiène/MA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thymol / Oils, Volatile / Lamiaceae / Thymus Plant Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. farmacogn Journal subject: Pharmacy Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Morocco Institution/Affiliation country: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques/MA / Institut National d'Hygiène/MA