| In vitro antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antispasmodic activities and the composition of the essential oil of Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietswaart. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20438322 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The radical scavenging, antimicrobial, and antispasmodic activities and the composition of Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietswaart (Order Labiatte) essential oil were evaluated in vitro. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of the oil resulted in the identification of 20 compounds, representing 93.61% of the oil; carvacrol (65%) was the main component. The sample was also subjected to a screening for antioxidant activity by using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and beta-carotene/linoleic acid assays. The essential oil exhibited strong antioxidant activity. Using the agar disk diffusion method, antimicrobial activities of the essential oils were determined for nine microorganisms; antimicrobial activity was shown against eight of them. O. acutidens oil exhibited spontaneous contractions in rat ileum at the 100% level at 0.1 mg/mL level. |
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Authors:
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Ismihan Goze; Ahmet Alim; Senay Akkus Cetinus; Ali Cetin; Nedim Durmus; Ahmet Turan Atas; Nilufer Vural |
Publication Detail:
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Type: In Vitro; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medicinal food Volume: 13 ISSN: 1557-7600 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Food Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-04 Completed Date: 2010-08-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9812512 Medline TA: J Med Food Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 705-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Vocational School of Health Services, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. igoze58@mynet.com |
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Animals Anti-Infective Agents / analysis, pharmacology* Antioxidants / analysis*, pharmacology Bacteria / drug effects Candida albicans / drug effects Ileum / drug effects, physiology Male Muscle Contraction / drug effects Oils, Volatile / analysis, pharmacology* Origanum / chemistry* Parasympatholytics / analysis, pharmacology* Plant Oils / analysis, pharmacology* Rats Rats, Wistar |
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0/Anti-Infective Agents; 0/Antioxidants; 0/Oils, Volatile; 0/Parasympatholytics; 0/Plant Oils |
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