Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae)
In: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências v.89 n.4 2017 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC) instacron:ABC Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Volume: 89, Issue: 4, Pages: 2825-2832, Published: DEC 2017 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 89, Iss 4, Pp 2825-2832; (2017-12-01)
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Abnormal multiplication of oral bacteria causes dental caries and dental plaque. These diseases continue to be major public health concerns worldwide, mainly in developing countries. In this study, the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Vitex agnus-castus leaves (VAC‒EO) collected in the North of Brazil against a representative panel of cariogenic bacteria were investigated. The antimicrobial activity of VAC-EO was evaluated in terms of its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values by using the broth microdilution method in 96-well microplates. The chemical constituents of VAC-EO were identified by gas chromatography (GC‒FID) and gas chromatography‒mass spectrometry (GC‒MS). VAC‒EO displayed some activity against all the investigated oral pathogens; MIC values ranged from 15.6 to 200 μg/mL. VAC-EO had promising activity against Streptococcus mutans (MIC= 15.6 μg/mL), Lactobacillus casei (MIC= 15.6 μg/mL), and Streptococcus mitis (MIC= 31.2 μg/mL). The compounds 1,8-cineole (23.8%), (E)-β-farnesene (14.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (12.5%), sabinene (11.4%), and α-terpinyl acetate (7.7%) were the major chemical constituents of VAC‒EO. VAC-EO displays antimicrobial activity against cariogenic bacteria. The efficacy of VAC-EO against S. mutans is noteworthy and should be further investigated.
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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. (Lamiaceae)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Maria Gorete Mendes de Souza ; Geone Maia Corrêa ; Antônio Eduardo Miller Crotti ; Vanessa Farias dos Santos Ayres ; Eliane de Oliveira Silva ; Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho ; Anderson Cavalcante Guimarães ; Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins ; Gonçalves, Regiane ; Takeara, Renata |
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Quelle: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências v.89 n.4 2017 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC) instacron:ABC Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Volume: 89, Issue: 4, Pages: 2825-2832, Published: DEC 2017 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 89, Iss 4, Pp 2825-2832; (2017-12-01) |
Veröffentlichung: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2017 |
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