Molecules 2010, 15(8), 5807-5817; doi:10.3390/molecules15085807
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Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Root Bark Essential Oil of Periploca sepium and Its Main Component 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde

Jihua Wang, Hao Liu, Jianglin Zhao, Haifeng Gao, Ligang Zhou* email, Zhilong Liu* email, Yuanquan Chen and Peng Sui
College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 August 2010; in revised form: 16 August 2010 / Accepted: 23 August 2010 / Published: 24 August 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phenolics and Polyphenolics)
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Abstract: The root bark essential oil of Periploca sepium Bunge (Asclepiadaceae/ Apocynaceae) obtained by hydrodistillation was investigated by GC and GC-MS. 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde was found to be the main component (78.8% of the total) among 17 identified compounds. 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde was separated and purified by preparative thin layer chromatography, and was further identified by means of physicochemical and spectrometric analysis. Both the essential oil and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde exhibited antimicrobial activities on all test bacteria and fungi, with MBC/MFC values ranging from 125 μg/mL to 300 μg/mL, MIC values from 80 μg/mL to 300 μg/mL, and IC50 values from 63.29 μg/mL to 167.30 μg/mL. They also showed moderate antioxidant activity in the DPPH free radical scavenging, β-carotene bleaching and ferrozine-ferrous ions assays. The results indicated that the major portion of these antimicrobial and antioxidant activities was due to the presence of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzaldehyde in the oil, which could potentially be developed as an antimicrobial and antioxidant agent in the future.
Keywords: Asclepiadaceae; Apocynaceae; Periploca sepium; essential oil; 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity

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Wang, J.; Liu, H.; Zhao, J.; Gao, H.; Zhou, L.; Liu, Z.; Chen, Y.; Sui, P. Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Root Bark Essential Oil of Periploca sepium and Its Main Component 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. Molecules 2010, 15, 5807-5817.

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Wang J, Liu H, Zhao J, Gao H, Zhou L, Liu Z, Chen Y, Sui P. Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Root Bark Essential Oil of Periploca sepium and Its Main Component 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. Molecules. 2010; 15(8):5807-5817.

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Wang, Jihua; Liu, Hao; Zhao, Jianglin; Gao, Haifeng; Zhou, Ligang; Liu, Zhilong; Chen, Yuanquan; Sui, Peng. 2010. "Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Root Bark Essential Oil of Periploca sepium and Its Main Component 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde." Molecules 15, no. 8: 5807-5817.

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