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Trigonella Teheranica: A Valuable Source of Phytochemicals With Antibacterial, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Properties Publisher Pubmed



Kiashi F1 ; Momeni Nasab F1 ; Tavakoli S2, 3 ; Aghaahmadi M4 ; Goodarzi S2 ; Pirali Hamedani M1 ; Heidari F1 ; Hadjiakhoondi A1, 2 ; Tofighi Z1, 2
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  1. 1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Alborz, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Biology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Natural Product Research Published:2022


Abstract

Trigonella genus is a member of Fabaceae family, which is used as medicinal plant. The aim of this study was investigation of phytochemicals and some biological activities of Trigonella teheranica for the first time. The essential oils (EOs) of different parts (leaves, fruits and roots) were obtained and analyzed by GC-MS. Also, their chloroform and methanol extracts were prepared, too. The antimicrobial effects, antioxidant activities and cytotoxic effects against cancer (MDA-MB-231, MRC5 and HT-29) cell lines were investigated. N-hexadecanoic acid was the major compound of leaves and fruits EOs, and hexanal was abundant component of roots EO. The extracts showed stronger antibacterial effects than volatile oils against Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. All methanol extracts showed strong antioxidant effects, while the volatile oils, especially of leaves was the most effective in cytotoxic assay. Also, three derivatives of coumaric acid were isolated and identified from T. teheranica. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.