Evaluation of Pelargonium graveolens essential oil to prevent gray mold in rose flowers

The main pathogen that deteriorates the quality of rose flowers during the postharvest stage belongs to the fungal genus Botrytis. The chemical products used to control the disease caused by this pathogen have been losing effectiveness due to the appearance of resistance. The present study describes the in vitro and in vivo fungicidal activity of Pelargonium graveolens essential oil and its chemical composition. The essential oil was obtained by hydro-distillation, and the in vitro fungicidal activity was determined by agar diffusion assays, showing 100% of fungal growth inhibition at 250 ppm. In vivo assays were performed on Rosa grandiflora flowers treated with 250 ppm of P. graveolens essential oil, using distillate water as a positive control and the commercial fungicide carbendazim as a negative one. No significant differences were obtained between the treatment with the essential oil and the treatment with the commercial fungicide. The chemical profile of the essential oil was determined by GC-MS. The main compounds detected were geraniol (24.89%), citronellol (19.50%), linalool (10.92%) and γ-eudesmol (8.93%). These results encourage the possible use of P. graveolens essential oil for the control of B. cinerea in rose flowers.Fil: Stegmayer, María Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Norma Hortensia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Vegetal. Cátedra de Cultivos Intensivos; ArgentinaFil: Sager, Néstor Gaspar. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Vegetal. Cátedra de Cultivos Intensivos; ArgentinaFil: Buyatti, Marcela Alejandra. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Vegetal. Cátedra de Cultivos Intensivos; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; Argentin

Zanthosimuline and Related Pyranoquinolines as Antifungal Agents for Postharvest Fruit Disease Control

The natural product zanthosimuline and its 18 analogues were easily prepared from simple starting materials and evaluated in vitro against postharvest fruit fungal pathogens. The panel included Penicillium digitatum, Botrytis cinerea, Monilinia fructicola, and Rhizopus stolonifer; all of them causing relevant economic losses worldwide. The minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum fungicidal concentrations of each compound were determined, and the main structure?activity relationships were established. The biological activity observed was strongly increased by maintaining the prenyl side chain of zanthosimuline in an N-demethylated derivative. In addition, the compound that is the most active in the in vitro evaluation was tested in freshly harvested peaches exhibiting a promising brown rot control profile, comparable to the commercial agent carbendazim but demonstrating less toxicity against human liver cell lines.Fil: Di Liberto, Melina Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; ArgentinaFil: Caldo, Agustín J.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Quiroga, Ariel Dario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Fisiología Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Fisiología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Riveira, Martín Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; Argentin

An Update on Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Persicaria and Polygonum

The discovery of new pharmaceutical identities, particularly anti-infective agents, represents an urgent need due to the increase in immunocompromised patients and the ineffectiveness/toxicity of the drugs currently used. The scientific community has recognized in the last decades the importance of the plant kingdom as a huge source of novel molecules which could act against different type of infections or illness. However, the great diversity of plant species makes it difficult to select them with probabilities of success, adding to the fact that existing information is difficult to find, it is atomized or disordered. Persicaria and Polygonum constitute two of the main representatives of the Polygonaceae family, which have been extensively used in traditional medicine worldwide. Important and structurally diverse bioactive compounds have been isolated from these genera of wild plants; among them, sesquiterpenes and flavonoids should be remarked. In this article, we firstly mention all the species reported with pharmacological use and their geographical distribution. Moreover, a number of tables which summarize an update detailing the type of natural product (extract or isolated compound), applied doses, displayed bioassays and the results obtained for the main bioactivities of these genera cited in the literature during the past 40 years. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, anticancer, antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, diuretic, gastroprotective and neuropharmacological activities were explored and reviewed in this work, concluding that both genera could be the source for upcoming molecules to treat different human diseases.Fil: Seimandi, Gisela. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Álvarez, Norma. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Stegmayer, María Inés. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Fernández, Laura. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Ruiz, Verónica. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Favaro, María Alejandra. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Derita, Marcos G. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral). CONICET; Argentina.Fil: Derita, Marcos G. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Farmacognosia; Argentina

Complex Flavonoids of Pityrogramma trifoliata: Absolute Configuration, Antifungal Effects, and Localization in the Plant

Chemical investigation of the fern Pityrogramma trifoliata (L.) R. M. Tryon (Pteridaceae) yielded a new complex flavonoid, here named trifoliatol, and 4 known complex flavonoids in addition to known chalcones and flavanones. The absolute configuration of the complex flavonoids is proposed, based on circular dichroism (ECD), crystal x-ray diffraction, and [α]D measurements. White and yellow farinas, as well as 10 flavonoids were tested for antifungal activity against a panel of clinically important fungi, including yeast and dermatophytes. Both farinas and 2 of the flavonoids were notably active against Trichophyton rubrum and T. mentagrophytes (MICs and MFCs between 7.8 and 31.2 μg/mL). The localization of flavonoids in the plant trichomes was accomplished by use of scanning electron microscopy and histochemical methods.Fil: Rodriguez, Ana María del Valle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química Orgánica. Cátedra de Química Orgánica III; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral; ArgentinaFil: Cartagena, Elena. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química Orgánica. Cátedra de Química Orgánica III; ArgentinaFil: Hernandez, Marcela Alicia. Fundación Miguel Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Bardon, Alicia del Valle. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química Orgánica. Cátedra de Química Orgánica III; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Botanical control of citrus green mold and peach brown rot on fruits assays using a persicaria acuminata phytochemically characterized extract

Persicaria acuminata (Polygonaceae) is a perennial herb that grows in the central area of Argentina and it is commonly used by native populations to heal infected wounds and other conditions related to fungal infections. In this article, we explored the in vitro antifungal activity of its ethyl acetate extract against a panel of three fruit phytopathogenic fungi including: Penicillium digitatum, P. italicum, and Monilinia fructicola. The sesquiterpenes isolated from the extract were also evaluated against these strains, demonstrating that the dialdehyde polygodial was the responsible for this activity. In order to encourage the use of the extract rather than the pure compound, we displayed ex vivo assays using fresh oranges and peaches inoculated with P. digitatum and M. fructicola, respectively, and subsequently treated by immersion with an extract solution of 250 and 62.5 µg/mL, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the treatments with commercial fungicides and the extract over the control of both fruit rots. The concentration of the active compound present in the extract used on fruit experiments was determined by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy. Finally, cytotoxicity evaluation against Huh7 cells showed that P. acuminata extract was less cytotoxic than the commercial fungicides at the assayed concentrations. After these findings we could conclude that a chemically characterized extract of P. acuminata should be further developed to treat fungal diseases in fruits from an agro-ecological model.Fil: Di Liberto, Melina Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Seimandi, Gisela Marisol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Laura Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Ruiz, Verónica Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Svetaz, Laura Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentin

Quality Control of Herbal Medicines with Spectrophotometry and Chemometric Techniques - Application to Baccharis L. Species Belonging to Sect - Caulopterae DC. (Asteraceae)

Medicinal plants constitute a rich cultural and biological heritage in many countries, which could be very useful in meeting the therapeutic needs of the population (Rodriguez, 2010a). Traditional herbal medicines have been widely used for many years in many eastern countries (Liang et al., 2004). However, little work has been done to validate and standardize these products properly in order to match phytotherapy to chemotherapy which currently receives almost unconditional support from formal systems of health care. For several years now activities have been undertaken to systematize the identification, validation, production and use of medicinal plants, for both primary health care as well as a semi-industrial or industrial process, which implies their transformation into safe, reliable and stable phytopharmaceutical products. Therefore it is suggested that medicinal plants and their derived products would be a viable option for national development as an agricultural and therapeutic alternative, but standardization and industrialization, involving sustained yields, a quality control system and honest and reliable marketing would be needed for widespread implementation and official support. Consequently, on account of the above, education and research should be in agreement if any advance is to be made in this area (Rodriguez, 2010a). However, the necessary criteria for data quality, safety and efficacy of traditional medicine that would support its use in the world do not exist. Appropriate, accepted research methodology for evaluating traditional medicine is also lacking (Liang et al., 2004).Fil: Rodriguez, María Victoria. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; ArgentinaFil: Martínez, María Laura. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; ArgentinaFil: Cortadi, Adriana Amalia. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; ArgentinaFil: Campagna, Maria Noel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; ArgentinaFil: Di Sapio, Osvaldo Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; ArgentinaFil: Zacchino, Susana Alicia Stella. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Área Farmacognosia; ArgentinaFil: Gattuso, Martha Ana. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Argentin

Essential oils from native plants for the control of phytopathogenic fungi that affect fruits

El empleo constante y excesivo de fungicidas sintéticos en la industria fruti-hortícola ha provocado profundas alteraciones en el medio ambiente y en la salud humana. En este contexto, explorar fuentes naturales antifúngicas resulta de importancia económica y medioambiental. Se propuso estudiar la actividad de cinco aceites volátiles obtenidos de las especies vegetales nativas Dysphania ambrosioides, Baccharis frenguellii, Baccharis salicifolia, Lippia alba y Lippia turbinata contra hongos fitopatógenos de los géneros Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Rhizopus, Fusarium y Monilinia, aislados de frutillas y duraznos con sintomatología. La evaluación se realizó mediante el método de difusión en agar adaptado para muestras volátiles y se determinaron los porcentajes de inhibición fúngica para cada muestra en estudio utilizando el software ImageJ®. Se analizó el perfil químico de cada aceite por CG-EM y se determinaron los compuestos mayoritarios. Los resultados indicaron un alto potencial antifúngico de todas las muestras evaluadas, particularmente el producto obtenido de L. alba.The constant and excessive use of synthetic fungicides in fruit and vegetable industry has caused dangerous environmentally changes and deeply affected human health. In this context, exploring natural antifungal sources represents an economic and environmental importance. It was proposed to study the activity of fi ve volatile oils obtained from the native plant species Dysphania ambrosioides, Baccharis frenguellii, Baccharis salicifolia, Lippia alba and Lippia turbinata against phytopathogenic fungi belonging to the genus Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Rhizopus, Fusarium and Monilinia isolated from infected strawberries and peaches. The assays were carried out using the agar diffusion method adapted for volatile samples and the percentages of fungal inhibition were determined for each sample using ImageJ® software. The chemical profi le of each essential oil was analyzed by GC-MS and the majority compounds were determined. Results showed a high antifungal potential for all the samples evaluated, particularly the product obtained from L. alba.Fil: Stegmayer, María Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Laura Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Cs.agrarias. Cátedra de Fitopatologia; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Norma Hortensia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Vegetal. Cátedra de Cultivos Intensivos; ArgentinaFil: Olivella, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Gutiérrez, Hugo Francisco. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Favaro, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Cs.agrarias. Cátedra de Fitopatologia; ArgentinaFil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral. - Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentin

Quinolines: microwave-assisted synthesis and their antifungal, anticancer and radical scavenger properties

An efficient method for the synthesis of quinolines using microwave irradiation was developed providing 28 quinolines with good yields. The reaction procedures are environmentally friendly, convenient, mild and of easy work-up. Quinolines were evaluated for their antifungal, anticancer and antioxidant properties and exhibited high activities in all tests performed.Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada

Synthesis, Bioevaluation and Structural Study of Substituted Phthalazin-1(2H)-ones Acting as Antifungal Agents

Twenty-five polysubstituted phthalazinone derivatives were synthesized and tested for their antifungal activity against a panel of pathogenic and clinically important yeasts and filamentous fungi. Among them, the compound 4-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methylphthalazin-1(2H)-one (5) exhibited a remarkable antifungal activity against standardised strains of dermatophytes and Cryptococcus neoformans, as well as against some clinical isolates. A physicochemical study performed on compound 5 revealed its conformational and electronic characteristics, providing us with useful data for the future design of novel related antifungal analogues

Validation of the Ethnopharmacological Use of Polygonum persicaria for its Antifungal Properties

Polygonum L. genus (Polygonaceae) is represented in Argentina by 21 species and some of them have been used in the traditional medicine of our country to treat affections related with fungal infections, such as skin ailments and vaginal diseases. With the aim of contributing to the correct ethnopharmacological use of this genus, in the present work we describe the antifungal properties of P. persicaria (species not studied up to now) and the bio-guided isolation of the main active compounds. Results showed that dichloromethane extracts was the most active with MICs (Minimun Inhibitory Concentrations) between 31.2 – 1000 µg/mL, validating the ethnopharmacological use of P. persicaria to treat affections related with fungal infections in the Argentinean traditional medicine.Fil: Derita, Marcos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; ArgentinaFil: Zacchino, Susana Alicia Stella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentin