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Phytochemical profile and biological activities of Deverra tortuosa (Desf.)DC.: a desert aromatic shrub widespread in Northern Region of Saudi Arabia |
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| Authors: | Arbi Guetat Abdennacer Boulila Mohamed Boussaid |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia;2. Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia;3. Laboratory of Natural Substances LR10INRAP02, National Institute of Research and Physico-Chemical Analyses, Biotechpole of Sidi Thabet, Ariana, Tunisia;4. Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Department of Biology, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia |
| Abstract: | The present study describes the chemical composition of the essential oil of different plant parts of Devrra tortuosa; in vivo and in vitro biological activities of plant extract and essential oils. Apiol was found to be the major component of the oil (between 65.73% and 74.41%). The best antioxidant activities were observed for the oil of flowers (IC50 = 175 μg/ml). The samples of stems and roots exhibit lower antioxidant activity (IC50 = 201 μg/ml and 182 μg/ml, respectively). The values of IC50 showed that the extracts of methanol exhibit the highest antioxidants activities (IC50 = 64.8 102 μg/ml). EOs showed excellent antifungal activity against yeasts with low azole susceptibilities (i.e. Malassezia spp. and Candida krusei). The MIC values of oils varied between 2.85 mg/mL and 27 mg/mL. The obtained results also showed that the plant extracts inhibited the germination and the shoot and root growth of Triticum æstivum seedlings. |
| Keywords: | Essential oils plant extracts Deverra tortuosa biological activities Saudi Arabia |