Huiles essentielles extraites de plantes aromatiques acclimatées au Bénin (étude chimique, évaluation biologique et applications potentielles / Guy Alain Alitonou ; sous la direction de Dominique C.K. Sohounhloue, Chantal Menut)

MONTPELLIER-BU Sciences (341722106) / SudocSudocFranceBeninFRB

Comparative chemical study and cytotoxic activity of Uvariodendron angustifolium essential oils from Benin.

International audienceThis study aimed to compare the chemical composition of volatile extracts obtained by hydrodistillation of leaves, stems, bark and roots of Uvariodendron angustifolium (Engl. & Diels) R. E. Fries. The essential oils, obtained with yields between 0.12 and 0.66%, were analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. A great variability in the chemical composition was observed depending on the plant part treated. The essential oils obtained from leaves and stems contained mainly neral (29.7-30.5%) and geranial (42.9-47.3%), while methyl eugenol was the major component of the volatile extracts from bark (68.3%) and roots (85.3%). Interesting cytotoxic properties of these essential oils on human breast cancer cells MCF-7 were demonstrated

Chemical composition and ability of essential oils from six aromatic plants to counteract lipid oxidation in emulsions

J Am Oil Chem SocEssential oils with antioxidant properties are of increasing interest in West Africa where there are many antioxidant rich plants. The objective of this study was to determine the essential oil extracted from six native plants (Lippia multiflora, Lippia rugosa, Monodora tenuifolia, Ocimum gratissimum, Pimenta racemosa, Cymbopogon citratus) extracted by hydrodistillation from local plants in Benin. These samples were also evaluated for their antioxidant capacity using the conjugated autoxidizable triene (CAT) assay performed in stripped tung oil-in-water emulsion. The essential oil ofP. racemosa, containing high amounts of chavicol (10.3 %) and eugenol (54.5 %), showed the strongest antioxidant activity, followed by that from O. gratissimum containing large amounts of thymol (50.2 %). The essential oil extracted from M. tenuifolia exhibited a moderate antioxidant activity. This essential oil is primarily composed of sesquiterpene alcohols such asacadinol (20.5 %), its isomer, a-muurolol (14.7 %), and germacrene D-4-ol (16.8 %). Essential oils from L. multiflora, L. rugosa andC. citratus oilsshowed poorability to protect tung oil from oxidation. Finally, essential oils containing phenolic compounds and, in a lesser extent, sesquiterpene alcohols, exhibited the highest CAT values indicating that these compounds are the key determinants of the antioxidant activity of these essential oils in oil-inwater emulsions