Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health
The genus Thymus L., belonging to the Lamiaceae family, contains about 220 species with a distribution that mainly extends in Europe, northwest Africa, Ethiopia, Asia, and southern Greenland. Due to their excellent biological properties, fresh and/or dried leaves and aerial parts of several Thymus s...
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ftunivpalermo:oai:iris.unipa.it:10447/605273 2024-02-11T10:04:25+01:00 Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health Castagliuolo G. Di Napoli M. Vaglica A. Badalamenti N. Antonini D. Varcamonti M. Bruno M. Zanfardino A. Bazan G. Castagliuolo G. Di Napoli M. Vaglica A. Badalamenti N. Antonini D. Varcamonti M. Bruno M. Zanfardino A. Bazan G. 2023-06-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10447/605273 https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124803 eng eng MDPI info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/37375358 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001020830300001 volume:28 issue:12 firstpage:1 lastpage:20 numberofpages:20 journal:MOLECULES https://hdl.handle.net/10447/605273 doi:10.3390/molecules28124803 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85164010616 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess antibiofilm and antioxidant properties antimicrobial essential oil Lamiaceae oral pathogens thymol Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus β-bisabolene Settore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organica Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftunivpalermo https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124803 2024-01-16T23:20:22Z The genus Thymus L., belonging to the Lamiaceae family, contains about 220 species with a distribution that mainly extends in Europe, northwest Africa, Ethiopia, Asia, and southern Greenland. Due to their excellent biological properties, fresh and/or dried leaves and aerial parts of several Thymus ssp. have been utilized in the traditional medicine of many countries. To evaluate not only the chemical aspects but also the biological properties, the essential oils (EOs), obtained from the pre-flowering and flowering aerial parts of Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas, endemic to Marettimo Island (Sicily, Italy), were investigated. The chemical composition of the EOs, obtained by classical hydrodistillation and GC-MS and GC-FID analyses, showed the occurrence of similar amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenes, and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. The main constituents of the pre-flowering oil were β-bisabolene (28.54%), p-cymene (24.45%), and thymol methyl ether (15.90%). The EO obtained from the flowering aerial parts showed as principal metabolites β-bisabolene (17.91%), thymol (16.26%), and limonene (15.59%). The EO of the flowering aerial parts, and its main pure constituents, β-bisabolene, thymol, limonene, p-cymene, and thymol methyl ether were investigated for their antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens and for their antibiofilm and antioxidant properties. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo Fid ENVELOPE(-65.939,-65.939,-68.664,-68.664) Greenland Molecules 28 12 4803 |
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antibiofilm and antioxidant properties antimicrobial essential oil Lamiaceae oral pathogens thymol Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus β-bisabolene Settore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organica Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata Castagliuolo G. Di Napoli M. Vaglica A. Badalamenti N. Antonini D. Varcamonti M. Bruno M. Zanfardino A. Bazan G. Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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The genus Thymus L., belonging to the Lamiaceae family, contains about 220 species with a distribution that mainly extends in Europe, northwest Africa, Ethiopia, Asia, and southern Greenland. Due to their excellent biological properties, fresh and/or dried leaves and aerial parts of several Thymus ssp. have been utilized in the traditional medicine of many countries. To evaluate not only the chemical aspects but also the biological properties, the essential oils (EOs), obtained from the pre-flowering and flowering aerial parts of Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas, endemic to Marettimo Island (Sicily, Italy), were investigated. The chemical composition of the EOs, obtained by classical hydrodistillation and GC-MS and GC-FID analyses, showed the occurrence of similar amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenes, and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. The main constituents of the pre-flowering oil were β-bisabolene (28.54%), p-cymene (24.45%), and thymol methyl ether (15.90%). The EO obtained from the flowering aerial parts showed as principal metabolites β-bisabolene (17.91%), thymol (16.26%), and limonene (15.59%). The EO of the flowering aerial parts, and its main pure constituents, β-bisabolene, thymol, limonene, p-cymene, and thymol methyl ether were investigated for their antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens and for their antibiofilm and antioxidant properties. |
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Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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Thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (Guss.) Jalas Essential Oil: An Ally against Oral Pathogens and Mouth Health |
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thymus richardii subsp. nitidus (guss.) jalas essential oil: an ally against oral pathogens and mouth health |
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