Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America
The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and tropical regions of America. This family is known in folk medicine, and its species are used as digestive, carminative, anti...
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doaj-3bc1c56d25924bfd8185f52924b213d72020-11-24T21:36:57ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492018-03-0123354410.3390/molecules23030544molecules23030544Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South AmericaCristina M. Pérez Zamora0Carola A. Torres1María B. Nuñez2National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, ArgentinaNational Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, ArgentinaPharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Department of Basic and Applied Science, National University of Chaco Austral, Comandante Fernández 755, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco 3700, ArgentinaThe Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and tropical regions of America. This family is known in folk medicine, and its species are used as digestive, carminative, antipyretic, antitussive, antiseptic, and healing agents. This review aims to collect information about the essential oils from the most reported species of the Verbenaceae family growing in South America, focusing on their chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, and synergism with commercial antimicrobials. The information gathered comprises the last twenty years of research within the South American region and is summarized taking into consideration the most representative species in terms of their essential oils. These species belong to Aloysia, Lantana, Lippia, Phyla, and Stachytarpheta genera, and the main essential oils they contain are monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, such as β-caryophyllene, thymol, citral, 1,8-cineole, carvone, and limonene. These compounds have been found to possess antimicrobial activities. The synergism of these essential oils with antibiotics is being studied by several research groups. It constitutes a resource of interest for the potential use of combinations of essential oils and antibiotics in infection treatments.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/3/544aromatic plantsvolatile constituentschemotypesantibacterial synergism |
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Cristina M. Pérez Zamora Carola A. Torres María B. Nuñez Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America Molecules aromatic plants volatile constituents chemotypes antibacterial synergism |
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Cristina M. Pérez Zamora Carola A. Torres María B. Nuñez |
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Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America |
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Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America |
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Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America |
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Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America |
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Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Verbenaceae Species Growing in South America |
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antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oils from verbenaceae species growing in south america |
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The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and tropical regions of America. This family is known in folk medicine, and its species are used as digestive, carminative, antipyretic, antitussive, antiseptic, and healing agents. This review aims to collect information about the essential oils from the most reported species of the Verbenaceae family growing in South America, focusing on their chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, and synergism with commercial antimicrobials. The information gathered comprises the last twenty years of research within the South American region and is summarized taking into consideration the most representative species in terms of their essential oils. These species belong to Aloysia, Lantana, Lippia, Phyla, and Stachytarpheta genera, and the main essential oils they contain are monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, such as β-caryophyllene, thymol, citral, 1,8-cineole, carvone, and limonene. These compounds have been found to possess antimicrobial activities. The synergism of these essential oils with antibiotics is being studied by several research groups. It constitutes a resource of interest for the potential use of combinations of essential oils and antibiotics in infection treatments. |
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aromatic plants volatile constituents chemotypes antibacterial synergism |
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