Chemical and Biological Evaluation of Essential Oils from Cardamom Species

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2018 Nov 2

PMID 30380739

Citations 20

Authors

Emira Noumi

Mejdi Snoussi

Mousa M Alreshidi

Punchappady-Devasya Rekha

Kanekar Saptami

Lucia Caputo

Laura De Martino

Luceia Fatima Souza

Kamel Msaada

Emilia Mancini

Guido Flamini

Abdulbasit Al-Sieni

Vincenzo De Feo

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Abstract

To highlight the importance of the spices in the Mediterranean diet, the aim of the paper was to study the essential oil compositions and to clarify the potential differences in the biological activities of the three cardamom species. In the study, we compared the phytochemical profiles and biological activities of essential oils from , and . The oils were analyzed using the GC and GC/MS techniques and were mainly constituted of the oxygenated monoterpenes which represents 71.4%, 63.0%, and 51.0% of all compounds detected in , and essential oils, respectively, 1,8-cineole was the main common compound between the tree tested volatile oil. The essential oils showed significant antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms tested especially the fungal strains. The Ethiopian cardamom was the most active essential oil with fungal growth inhibition zone ranging from 12.67 to 34.33 mm, MICs values ranging from 0.048 to 0.19 mg/mL, and MBCs values from 0.19 to 1.75 mg/mL. The three tested essential oils and their main component (1,8-cineole) significantly increased the production of elastase and protease production, and motility in PAO1 in a dose dependent manner. In fact, at 10 mg/mL concentration, the three essential oils showed more than 50% of inhibition of elastolytic and proteolytic activities in PAO1. The same oils inhibited also the violacein production in strain. It was also noticed that at high concentrations, the essential oil significantly inhibited the germination of radish. A thorough knowledge of the biological and safety profiles of essential oils can produce applications of economic importance.

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