Composition chimique de l’huile essentielle des fleurs de Lanneavelutina (Anacardiaceae) du Mali

La présente étude a pour but la détermination de la composition chimique de l’huile essentielle des fleurs de Lanneavelutina, une plante mellifère répertoriée au Mali (Cissé 2004). Cette huile essentielle a été obtenue par entrainement à la vapeur d’eau avec des rendements de l’ordre de 0.04%. Le composé majoritaire identifié est le beta-caryophyllène (22-36%). Elle contient essentiellement des sesquiterpènes, des hydrocarbures saturés et des hydrocarbures oxygénés non terpéniques.Mots clés: Composition chimique, mellifère, entrainement à la vapeur d’eau, sesquiterpène

Effect of MTU length on child-adult difference in neuromuscular fatigue

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the development and etiology of neuromuscular fatigue of the knee extensor muscles (KE) at different muscle-tendon unit (MTU) lengths during repeated maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC) between boys and men.Methods Twenty-two pre-pubertal boys (9-11 years) and 22 men (18-30 years) performed three KE fatigue protocols at short (SHORT), optimal (OPT) and long (LONG) MTU lengths, consisting of repeating 5-s MVIC interspersed with 5-s passive recovery periods until torque reached 60% of the initial MVIC torque. The etiology of neuromuscular fatigue was identified using non-invasive methods such as surface electromyography, near-infrared spectroscopy, magnetic nerve stimulation and twitch interpolation technique.Results The number of repetitions was significantly lower in men at OPT (14.8$\pm$3.2) and LONG (15.8$\pm$5.8) than boys (39.7$\pm$18.4 and 29.5 $\pm$10.2, respectively; p<0.001), while no difference was found at SHORT between both age groups (boys: 33.7$\pm$15.4, men: 40.9$\pm$14.2). At OPT and LONG boys showed a lower reduction in the single potentiated twitch (Qtwpot) and a greater decrease in the voluntary activation level (VA) than men. At SHORT, both populations displayed a moderate Qtwpot decrement and a significant VA reduction (p<0.001). The differences in maximal torque between boys and men were almost twice greater at OPT (223.9 N.m) than at SHORT (123.3 N.m) and LONG (136.5 N.m).Conclusion The differences in neuromuscular fatigue between children and adults are dependent on MTU length. Differences in maximal torque could underpin differences in neuromuscular fatigue between children and adults at OPT and SHORT. However, at LONG these differences do not seem to be explained by differences in maximal torque. The origins of this specific effect of MTU length remain to be determined

Catalepsie par chlorpromazine chez le rat normal ou chez le rat rendu arthritique par adjuvant de Freund

La catalepsie par chlorpromazine est moins prononcée chez le Rat rendu arthritique par adjuvant de Fhkvxd que chez l’animal sain

Comparative study of the chemical composition of the essential oils from organs of Annona senegalensis Pers. oulotricha le Thomas subspecies (Annonaceae)

The chemical composition of the essential oils from leaves, stems bark, roots bark, epicarp and mesocarp of Annona senegalensis Pers., oulotricha Le Thomas subspecies (Annonaceae), growing in Brazzaville (Congo), were analyzed by CG and CG-MS. These oils essentially contain sesquiterpenic compounds (58.3 - 97.7%), dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenes (21.8 - 88.3%), with elemol (13.2 - 35.0%), &#946; and &#947;-eudesmols (3.7 - 58.3%) as characteristic components. The essential oils from roots and stems bark is distinguished by its high content in diterpenes (17.1 and 11.9% of the total), while the seeds presents a significant amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons (25.8%) with &#945;-pinene (6.2%) and &#946;-phellandrene (11.5%) as major components accompanied by two oxygenated monoterpenes: bornyle acetate (4.5%) and smallest of 1,8-cineole. However, in the epicarp oil, the presence of about 5.8% of oxygenated monoterpenes as terpinen-4-ol and bornyle acetate in comparable rates (1.7%) was noted. The mesocarp oil is exclusively rich in aliphatic fatty acids (35.8%) which is absent in the other organs, but represented by lauric acid (18.0%), hexadecano&#239;c acid (8.6%), myristic acid (7.2%) and oleic acid (2.0%). Results were compared with same species collected in the democratic republic of Congo and in Cameroon essentially dominated by monoterpenes (84.2 and 87.6%)

Composición química de semillas de zanahoria (Daucus carota L.) cultivadas en Turquía: caracterización del aceite de semilla y del aceite esencial

Chemical composition and physical properties were established in carrot (Daucus carota L.) seeds from Konya, Turkey to investigate their potential uses. Mature seeds were evaluated for moisture, crude protein, crude oil, crude fiber, ash, HCl-insoluble ash, total carbohydrate, essential oil yield and weight of 1000 seeds. Also, relative density, refractive index, free fatty acids, peroxide value, iodine value, saponification number and unsaponifiable matter were determined in the seed oil. The main fatty acids identified by gas chromatography were petroselinic (59.35%), linoleic (11,82%), palmitic (10.01%) and stearic (2.41%) acids. Mineral contents (Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Se, Sr, V and Zn) of seeds were also determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). The seeds were found to be rich in protein, fiber and ash. The essential oil and edible oil compositions of carrot seeds from Konya were investigated by GC and GC-MS. The oil yields of essential and edible oil from carrot seeds were established as 0.83% and 7.84%, respectively. The major constituents of seed essential oil were carotol (66.78%), daucene (8.74)%, (Z,Z)--farnesene (5.86%), germacrene D (2.34%), trans--bergamotene (2.41%) and -selinene (2.20%). Whereas, carotol (30.55%), daucol (12.60%) and copaenol (0.62%) were the important components of edible carrot seed oil. However, the dominant component of both oils was carotol.Se determinó la composición química y las propiedades físicas de las semillas de zanahoria (Daucus carota L.) obtenidas en Konya, Turquía, con objeto de investigar usos potenciales de las mismas. Se determinó la humedad, el peso, el contenido proteico, en aceite, en fibra, en ceniza, en ceniza insoluble en ácido clorhídrico, los carbohidratos totales, y el rendimiento de la obtención de aceite esencial a partir de 1000 semillas maduras. Asimismo se determinó la densidad relativa, el índice de refracción, el contenido en ácidos grasos libres, el índice de peróxidos, el índice de yodo, el índice de saponificación y el insaponificable del aceite de la semilla. Los principales ácidos grasos determinados por cromatografía gaseosa fueron petroselénico (59.35%), linoleico (11.82%), palmítico (10.01%), y esteárico (2.41%). El contenido mineral (Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Se, Sr, V and Zn) de la semillas fue determinado por espectroscopia de emisión de atómica (ICP-AES). Las semillas resultaron ser ricas en proteína, fibra y ceniza. Las composiciones del aceite esencial y del aceite comestible fueron determinadas por GC y GC-MS. Los rendimientos de aceite esencial y comestible fueron 0.83 y 7.84%, respectivamente. Los constituyentes mayoritarios del aceites esencial fueron carotol (66.78%), dauceno (8.74%), (Z,Z)--farneseno (5.86%), germacreno D (2.34%), trans--bergamoteno (2.41%), y -selineno (2.20%). Por su parte, carotol (30.55%), ducol (12.60%) y capaenol (0.62%) fueron los componentes principales del aceite comestible

Izoalantolakton, osnovni sastojak etarskog ulja podzemnih organa Telekia speciosa (schreb.) Baumg., Asteraceae

In this paper, the results of investigation on chemical composition of the essential oil from underground parts of wild-growing yellow oxeye, Telekia speciosa (Schreb.) Baumg. (Asteraceae) were presented. Essential oil was obtained by distillation of previously dried and ground roots and rhizome, with a yield of 1,73 % (w/w). Using GC and GC/MS, several constituents were detected in the oil. By means of IR, MS, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, the most abundant one (95 % of isolated oil) was identified as isoalantolactone.U ovom radu prikazani su rezultati ispitivanja hemijskog sastava etarskog ulja podzemnih organa samoniklog crnog omana, Telekia speciosa (Schreb.) Baumg. (Asteraceae). Etarsko ulje je dobijeno destilacijom prethodno osušenog i usitnjenog korena sa rizomom, sa prinosom od 1,73 % . Primenom GC i GC/MS analize, u etarskom ulju je dokazano prisustvo više sastojaka (u tragovima), od kojih je glavni izoalantolakton, koji čini 95 % mase etarskog ulja. Hemijska struktura izoalantolaktona, potvrđena je primenom IR, MS, 1H i 13C NMR spektroskopije

Variation in the chemical composition of the essential oils of different organs of domesticated Lippia multiflora Moldenke

The essential oils from the different organs of wild and domesticated Lippia multiflora Moldenke, analysed by GPC-FID and GPC-MS, were rich in monoterpenes. These made up 95.0, 94.0, 82.5 and 61.0% of oils from leaves, flowers, stems and roots, respectively, with a predominance of aromatic monoterpenes: p-cymene, thymol, carvacrol and their acetates together made up 44.0 - 74.0% of the oils, along with b-caryophyllene and its oxide (3.0 - 8.4%). Oils from roots differed from those of flowers, leaves and stems by a higher proportion of b-caryophyllene and its oxide (16.0%), and the absence of p-cymene g-terpinene represented respectively, 6.3 - 18.0 and 0.7 - 11.4% of the oils from the other organs. (Z)-β-Ocimene, identified in the oils from flowers (nearly 10%) was absent from oils of leaves, stems and roots. Oils of stems and roots contained very small amounts of hexadecanoïc acid, b-eudesmol, isocaryophyllene and phytol, none of which had previously been reported in oils from the Congo.Key words: Lippia multiflora Moldenke, organs, essential oil, chemical composition

Activités antimicrobiennes des huiles essentielles de Eucalyptus citriodora Hook et Eucalyptus houseana W.Fitzg. ex Maiden

Les huiles essentielles de Eucalyptus citriodora et Eucalyptus houseana récoltées à N’Débougou (Mali) ont été testées sur les bactéries Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus et le champignon Candida albicans. Nous avons utilisé la méthode de diffusion en Agar pour de la détermination des activités antibactériennes. La plus grande activité a été notée avec l’huile essentielle de Eucalyptus houseana sur Staphylococcus aureus. L’activité antifongique a été déterminée par chromatographie sur couche mince (CCM). Les deux huiles essentielles ont été actives sur Candida albicans.Mots clés: Antibactérienne, antifongique, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans

Activités anticholinestérasiques des alcaloïdes totaux extraits des feuilles, fruits, écorces de racines et écorces de tronc de Guiera senegalensis, une plante médicinale Malienne

Guiera senegalensis J. F. Gmel., arbuste d’espèce soudano-sahélienne; surtout abondant en Afrique occidentale. Très connu dans le sahel où il forme des peuplements mono spécifiques qu’on trouve dans les jachères, sur sol argileux ou sableux. Il est largement utilisé en médicine traditionnelle. Dans la perspective de découvrir de nouveaux composés pouvant trouver une application notamment dans le traitement de la maladie d’Alzheimer, nous avons réalisé les tests d’activité anticholinestérase sur les alcaloïdes totaux extraits des organes des 3 sites de récolte et avec comme produit de référence la Galanthamine. L’action thérapeutique des inhibiteurs des cholinestérases est essentiellement due à l’inhibition de l’acétylcholinestérase. Les résultats obtenus semble très intéressent avec les fruits des trois sites. Ce qui pourrait être une base solide pour la recherche d’un phytomédicament contre cette affection.Mots clés : Guiera senegalensis, alcaloïdes, inhibition acétylcholinestérase