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Nat Prod Commun ; 8(4): 475-8, 2013 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23738457

ABSTRACT

Three Inula species, I. viscosa, I. helenium ssp. turcoracemosa and I. montbretiana, collected from different locations of Anatolia were investigated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial potential, and their total phenolic content and phenolic composition. Antioxidant activities of various extracts of the plant parts were measured using DPPH radical scavenging and ABTS assays. Antimicrobial potential of methanol extracts of the plant parts was determined by the agar dilution method against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. All the extracts were more active against Gram-positive bacteria and yeasts than Gram-negative bacteria. The extracts exhibited antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in different concentrations. Total phenolic concentration of the extracts was estimated with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent using gallic acid as standard. The total phenolic content varied widely in different parts of the three tested Inula species, ranging from 21.1 +/- 0.8 to 190.9 +/- 6.1 mg GAE/g extract. Phenolic components, such as chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, rutin, myricetin, quercetin, luteolin and kaempferol were quantified by HPLC-DAD in the methanol extracts of the Inula species. It was obvious that the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the plants were due to the phenolics.


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Anti-Infective Agents/isolation & purification , Antioxidants/isolation & purification , Inula/chemistry , Phenols/isolation & purification , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Phenols/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/analysis , Turkey
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Planta Med ; 78(3): 225-9, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22109834

ABSTRACT

In continuation of ongoing studies on the potential of natural products as antiprotozoal leads or drugs, it was found that the CH2Cl2 extract obtained from the flowering aerial parts of Inula montbretiana DC. (Asteraceae, tribe Inuleae) displays antiprotozoal activity, especially against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50: 3.38 µg/mL). Isolation of the possible active constituents led to the identification of six sesquiterpene lactones, all esters of 9 ß-hydroxyparthenolide. Two isolates, namely, 9 ß-(3',4'-epoxy-3'-methylpentanoyloxy)-parthenolide and 9 ß-(3'-oxo-2'-methylbutanoyloxy)-parthenolide, represented diastereomeric mixtures differing only in the configuration within the acyl moieties. According to in vitro test results, the mixture of esters with diastereomeric 3,4-epoxy-3-methylpentanoic acid was the most active constituent against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50: 0.26 µg/mL) and was less cytotoxic against rat skeletal myoblasts (L6 cell line) with a selectivity index of about 9. The mixture of diastereomeric 2-methyl-3-oxobutyric acid esters was the most potent against Plasmodium falciparum (IC50: 1.48 µg/mL) and displayed a selectivity index of about 35.


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Antiprotozoal Agents/pharmacology , Inula/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Sesquiterpenes/pharmacology , Animals , Antiprotozoal Agents/isolation & purification , Esters/isolation & purification , Esters/pharmacology , Flowers/chemistry , Leishmania donovani/drug effects , Models, Animal , Phytotherapy , Plant Components, Aerial/chemistry , Plasmodium falciparum/drug effects , Rats , Sesquiterpenes/isolation & purification , Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense/drug effects , Trypanosoma cruzi/drug effects , Turkey
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