التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Identification, validation and quantification of thymoquinone in conjunction with assessment of bioactive possessions and GC-MS profiling of pharmaceutically valuable crop Nigella (Nigella sativa L.) varieties. |
| المؤلفون: |
Y., Ravi, Periyanadar, Irene Vethamoni, Saxena, Shailendra Nath, Muthurajan, Raveendran, Sundararajan, Velmurugan, Pridiuldi, Santhanakrishnan Vichangal, Meena, Sumer Singh, Naik, Ashoka Narayana, Harisha, C. B., Asangi, Honnappa, Choudhary, Sharda, Singh, Ravindra, Dengeru, Yallappa, V., Kavan Kumar, Meena, Narottam Kumar, Meena, Ram Swaroop, Verma, Arvind Kumar |
| المصدر: |
PeerJ; Mar2024, p1-17, 17p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
COMPOSITION of seeds, CHEMICAL composition of plants, CULTIVARS, BLACK cumin, OILSEEDS, GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS), HERBACEOUS plants |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
MIDDLE East, CENTRAL Asia, EASTERN Europe |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Plants have been pivotal in traditional and modern medicine globally, with historical evidence supporting their therapeutic applications. Nigella (Nigella sativa L.) is an annual herbaceous plant of the Ranunculaceae family and is cultivated in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Western and Central Asia. The medicinal use of plants dates back thousands of years, documented in ancient writings from various civilizations. Alkaloids, phenolics, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, anthraquinones, and tannins found in plants exhibit antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, and antidiabetic activities. Methodology: This study specifically examines the pharmacological potential of Nigella sativa L., emphasizing thymoquinone--a compound with diverse nutraceutical benefits. The extraction, characterization, and quantification of thymoquinone, alongside other physicochemical parameters, were carried out using ethanol through Soxhlet extraction procedures on five nigella varieties. HPLC analysis was performed to determine the maximum accumulation of thymoquinone in the released variety of the plant and the chemical composition of the seed oil isolated from Nigella sativa L., varieties utilized in the study was determined through GC-MS analysis. Results: The research revealed that the Ajmer nigella-20 variety stands out, exhibiting elevated levels of thymoquinone (0.20 ± 0.07%), antioxidants (76.18 ± 1.78%), and substantial quantities of total phenols (31.85 ± 0.97 mg GAEg-1 seed) and flavonoids (8.150 ± 0.360 mg QE 100 g-1 seed) compared to other varieties. The GC-MS profiling showed the presence of 11 major compounds in the studied varieties, with p-cymene, longifolene, and myristic acid identified as the major chemical compounds present in the oil. Conclusion: The observed variations among Nigella varieties indicate the Ajmer nigella-20 variety as particularly promising for thymoquinone and bioactive compound extraction. This study underscores Nigella's potential as a source of pharmacologically active compounds, highlighting the need for further exploration in therapeutic applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
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