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      Chemical characterization of essential oils from Drimys angustifolia miers (Winteraceae) and antibacterial activity of their major compounds

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          Essential oils have been extensively studied in recent years as a natural source of new antimicrobial agents. In this work, essential oils of leaf and branch from Drimys angustifolia growing in Southern Brazil were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatographies with flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and with mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Drimenol and bicyclogermacrene were isolated by column chromatography from branch and leaf essential oils, respectively. Oils, isolated compounds and combinations of them were assayed against Gram-(+) and Gram-(-) bacteria. The oils showed to be more active against Bacillus cereus, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 125 and 250 µg mL-1 for branch and leaf oils, respectively, strongly inhibiting bacterial growth. Bicyclogermacrene was more active then drimenol, providing a MIC value of 167 µg mL-1 against B. cereus. Synergism was not observed in any of the combinations tested.

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          Nos últimos anos, os óleos essenciais vêm sendo intensamente estudados como fonte natural de novos agentes antimicrobianos. Neste trabalho, os óleos essenciais das folhas e galhos de Drimys angustifolia do sul do Brasil foram obtidos por hidrodestilação e analisados por cromatografias gasosas com detector de ionização de chama (GC-FID) e com espectrômetro de massa (GC-MS). Os constituintes drimenol e biciclogermacreno foram isolados por cromatografia em coluna do óleo essencial dos galhos e folhas, respectivamente. Os óleos, os constituintes isolados e combinações destes foram testados contra bactérias Gram-(+) e Gram-(-). Os óleos essenciais foram mais ativos contra Bacillus cereus, com MIC (concentração inibitória mínima) de 125 e 250 µg mL-1 para os galhos e folhas, respectivamente, inibindo fortemente o crescimento bacteriano. Biciclogermacreno foi mais ativo que drimenol, fornecendo um valor de MIC de 167 µg mL-1 contra B. cereus. Não foi observado qualquer efeito sinérgico nas combinações testadas.

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              Bacterial lipopolysaccharides are recognized in mammals by a receptor complex composed of CD14, Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 and MD-2. Transduction of signaling is achieved following the recruitment of a combination of four Toll-interleukin-1 resistance (TIR)-domain-containing adapter molecules, which provide a structural platform enabling the recruitment and activation of downstream effectors essential for pathway-specific transcription factor activation and inflammatory gene expression.
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                Journal
                jbchs
                Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
                J. Braz. Chem. Soc.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Química (São Paulo )
                1678-4790
                January 2013
                : 24
                : 1
                : 164-170
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Regional de Blumenau Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                [3 ] Universidade Regional de Blumenau Brazil
                [4 ] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazil
                Article
                S0103-50532013000100020
                10.1590/S0103-50532013000100020
                bdd9b993-0f6f-4e60-a213-37dd269ca976

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                General chemistry
                Drimys angustifolia,essential oils,drimenol,bicyclogermacrene,antibacterial activity

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