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Leucas; Plectranthus amboinicus; hot water treatment; luminescence; nanogold; nanosilver; pH; particle size; protocols; temperature; wavelengths
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... Biogenic synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles is an alluring alternative to other chemical methods employing conventional reducing and capping agents. Herein, a completely green protocol is projected for the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles using the recent entry of the nanocarbon family, carbon nanodots (CDs). Spherical CDs of size less than 5 nm were synthesized from the leaves of two he ...
Ana Flávia Freitas de Carvalho; Vanessa Ferreira Caldeira; Ana Paula Oliveira; Joyce Kelly Marinheiro da Cunha Gonsalves; Edigênia Cavalcante Da Cruz Araújo
Candida; Gram-negative bacteria; Plectranthus amboinicus; carvacrol; disk diffusion antimicrobial test; electron microscopy; essential oils; guar gum; hydrogen; methylcellulose; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; viability
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... From a design of experiments (DOE) performed under four independent variables, with the filmogenicity conditions and shortest disintegration time as the answers, a new oral disintegrating film (ODF) based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and guar gum (GG) with the essential oil of Plectranthus amboinicus L. (EOPA) was developed. Sixteen formulations were tested for filmogenicity, homogeneit ...
... BACKGROUND: Methane production and fatty acids (FA) biohydrogenation in the rumen are two main constraints in ruminant production causing environmental burden and reducing food product quality. Rumen functions can be modulated by the biologically active compounds (BACs) of plant origins as shown in several studies e.g. reduction in methane emission, modulation of FA composition with positive impac ...
... Bidens alba and Plectranthus amboinicus are common medicinal plants. This study investigated the effects of a diet containing B. alba extract (BAE) and P. amboinicus extract (PAE) on the immune responses, growth, and their resistance to Vibrio alginolyticus in white leg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei). An in vitro experiment revealed that the BAE and PAE are nontoxic to white leg shrimp haemocytes, and ...
... BACKGROUND: Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is considered as a major postharvest disease affecting many fruits. This plant disease is traditionally managed with synthetic fungicides, which are generally toxic and are linked to pathogen resistance. Recently, microencapsulated bioactives have been developed as potential alternative strategies to these methods, while utilizing na ...
... Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is a medicinally important aromatic perennial herb used for the treatment of skin diseases, constipation, asthma, flu, fever, cough, and headache as well as a flavoring ingredient in traditional drinks, food, and meat stuffing. In this study, a high-performance in vitro propagation system of P. amboinicus through direct shoot organogenesis was developed using ...
... The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae), and the horse fly, Tabanus megalops (Diptera: Tabanidae), are important ectoparasites of livestock in Thailand. These species affect animal health and cause economic losses. This study investigated the insecticidal activity of Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil against S. calcitrans and T. megalops through contact and fumigant toxicity te ...
... The present study aims to validate the anticancer potential of the phytocompounds namely carvacrol, thymol, alpha pinene, limonene, vanillin, cineole and syringic acid against apoptotic regulator target proteins through in silico approach. The drug likeness nature of the selected phytocompounds analyzed using SWISS ADME online server. The phytocompounds met the requirements of Lipinski, Ghose, Veb ...
... Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil (PAEO) has the potential to be used by the food industry as a natural antimicrobial alternative. The study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of PAEO in vitro against pathogenic bacteria contaminating food and its potential for action when added to intentionally contaminated beef patties. The composition was determined by GC-MS and GC-FID, and thymol ...
... The Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) whitefly is a major economically damaging pest of many crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Pesticides are widely used to control B. tabaci while the use of aromatic plants is an alternative control method. The aim of this study was to assess the B.tabaci repellent effect of wild oregano, Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng, a widespread aromatic plant ...
... Several plants express the allelopathic phenomenon through release of allelochemicals. Plants rich in allelochemicals can be used for controlling weeds in organic crop production. Current study was aimed at screening of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees (bitter weed), Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng (Indian borage) and Tagetes minuta L.(Southern cone marigold) for allelopathic potential ...
... Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. is a popular seasoning species. During its production, there are losses of up to 50% due to anthracnose caused by fungi of the genus Colletotrichum. In this study, we evaluated the effect of ethanolic extracts on the in vitro and in vivo control of isolated Colletotrichum spp. Allspice. Extracts of leaves of P. dioica, Piper auritum, Plectranthus amboinicus and Psidium gu ...
Plectranthus amboinicus; antineoplastic agents; apoptosis; breast neoplasms; breasts; cancer therapy; caspase-3; caspase-7; cell lines; chemical composition; cytotoxicity; fluorescence microscopy; hexane; histology; kidneys; leaves; liver; mortality; neoplasm cells; phenol; pollution; research
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... Cancer is a universal health issue, and many anticancer therapeutic drugs have been isolated from natural products. This study analyzed the cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of Plectranthus amboinicus leaf hexane (PALH) extract in MDA-MB-231 (median inhibitory concentration [IC₅₀] = 39.26 μg/mL) and MCF7 (IC₅₀ = 89.05 μg/mL) breast cancer cell lines. Cells appeared rounded and shrunken, indicating ...
... Heavy metal toxicity and drought stresses are two growing concerns of the global population as these have a disastrous effect on the agriculture sector, creating oxidative stress in plants and leads to deleterious effects, which end up causing a major decline in yield. Hence, carving out the best candidate for combating both these stresses have become the prime objective of researchers. Plectranth ...
... Eltivitasari A, Rahmawati, Gemantari BM, Romadhonsyah F, Nurrochmad A, Wahyuono S, Astuti P. 2021. Effect of light exposure on secondary metabolites production of an endophytic fungus Arthrinium rasikravindrae and its antioxidant and anticancer activities. Biodiversitas 22: 3156-3163. Endophytic microorganisms are one of the promising sources in producing bioactive compounds, to be developed for n ...
... Plectranthus amboinicus, commonly known as Gwo ten in the French West Indies (Martinique), is a semisucculent perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family. This aromatic plant, which is widespread naturally throughout the tropics, is of economic importance because of the therapeutic and nutritional properties attributed to its natural phytochemical compounds, which are highly valued in the pharmaceutic ...
... Fungal endophytes of Plectranthus amboinicus L. were explored for their antifungal activity against phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and plant-growth-enhancing traits. Fungal isolates were genotyped using the ITS-rDNA regions. Chaetomium subglobosum exhibited the highest mycelial growth inhibition of 80% against phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in dual-culture bioassay carried out in c ...
... Biomass-derived carbon quantum dots have drawn special interest owing to their admirable photostability, biocompatibility, fluorescence, high solubility, sensitivity and environmentally friendly properties. In the present work, the Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) was synthesized from the Plectranthus amboinicus (Mexican Mint) leaves via the microwave-assisted reflux method. The strong absorption peaks ...
... The use of mixtures of medicinal plants, when compared to the therapeutic objective of a particular plant, can show greater effectiveness in the cure or treatment of disorders or potentiate harmful effects to an organism. The present study aimed to verify the indications of medicinal plants, alone and in association.Ethnobotanical information was obtained through semi-structured interviews, using ...
... A new flavonoid, 5,8-dihydroxy-7,2′,3′,5′-tetramethoxyflavone (1), was isolated from the stems of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. The structure of the new flavonoid was elucidated from chemical and physical evidence. ...