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- Title
Leishmanicidal Activity and Structure-Activity Relationships of Essential Oil Constituents.
- Authors
Silva, Audrey R. S. T.; Scher, Ricardo; Santos, Flaviane V.; Ferreira, Sebastião R.; Cavalcanti, Sócrates C. H.; Correa, Cristiane B.; Bueno, Lilian L.; Alves, Ricardo J.; Souza, Damião P.; Fujiwara, Ricardo T.; Dolabella, Silvio S.
- Abstract
Several constituents of essential oils have been shown to be active against pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. This study demonstrated the in vitro action of ten compounds present in essential oils against Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes. With the exception of p-cymene, all evaluated compounds presented leishmanicidal activity, exhibiting IC50 between 25.4 and 568.1 μg mL−1. Compounds with the best leishmanicidal activity presented a phenolic moiety (IC50 between 25.4 and 82.9 μg mL−1). Alicyclic alcohols ((−)-menthol and isoborneol) and ketones ((−)-carvone) promoted similar activity against the parasite (IC50 between 190.2 and 198.9 μg mL−1). Most of the compounds showed low cytotoxicity in L929 fibroblasts. Analysis of the structure-activity relationship of these compounds showed the importance of the phenolic structure for the biological action against the promastigote forms of the parasite.
- Publication
Molecules, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 5, p815
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules22050815