Essential Oil Variability of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast. Parts During Its Phenological Cycle and Incidence on the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities |
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Authors: | Abderrahmane Djouahri Boualem Saka Lynda Boudarene Lynda Lamari Nasserdine Sabaou Aoumeur Baaliouamer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Functional Organic Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology (USTHB), Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria;2. Scientific and Technical Research Center in Physico‐Chemical Analyses (CRAPC), Algiers, Algeria;3. Laboratory of Biology of the Microbial Systems, Department of Biology, Ecole Normale Supérieure El Bachir El Ibrahimi (E.N.S), Kouba‐Alger, Algeria |
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Abstract: | The impact of phenological stages (vegetative, flowering and fruiting stages) on chemical composition, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl ) Mast . parts essential oils were investigated for the first time. GC and GC/MS analyses pointed to a quantitative variability of components; terpene hydrocarbons derivatives, represented by α‐pinene (16.38 ± 0.19 – 31.78 ± 0.35%) and limonene (3.41 ± 0.07 – 9.49 ± 0.14%) as major components, predominate at the vegetative stage, whereas oxygenated derivatives, represented by camphor (16.11 ± 0.23 – 26.17 ± 0.29%) and bornyl acetate (15.21 ± 0.21 – 27.33 ± 0.33%) as major components, predominate at the fruiting stage. Furthermore, our findings showed that the plant parts collected at the fruiting stage possess the highest antioxidant activity and the best antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganisms, than plant parts collected at the vegetative and flowering stages. This highlighted variability reflects the high impact of phenological cycle on chemical composition and biological activities, which led to conclude that we should select essential oils to be investigated carefully depending on phenological stage, in order to have the highest effectiveness of essential oil in terms of biological activities for human health purposes. |
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Keywords: |
Tetraclinis articulata
Chemical composition Antioxidant activities Antimicrobial activities Phenological stage |
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