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Biological Evaluation of Essential Oils from Selected Medicinal Plants and Their Main Components against Phytomonas davidi (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)
Author(s) -
Guzmán María,
GonzálezColoma Azucena,
Fe Andrés María,
NavarroRocha Juliana,
MartínezDíaz Rafael A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.202000521
Subject(s) - thymol , origanum , chemistry , strain (injury) , parasite hosting , traditional medicine , botany , essential oil , biology , food science , medicine , anatomy , world wide web , computer science
Eight essential oils (EOs) from selected medicinal plants have been tested for their activity against Phytomonas davidi , a plant trypanosomal parasite. In the present research, the EOs have been tested on promastigote forms of P. davidi ATCC ® 30287™ strain, along with their major components, both separately and in binary combinations, using the 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay. The EOs with the highest antipromastigote activity were from Origanum virens and Salvia lavandulifolia . Thymol and β ‐pinene were the most active pure compounds. The study of the activity of the pure compounds in combination indicated the existence of antagonistic and synergistic effects depending on the concentration tested. In general, the combinations at low concentrations favored the activity.