Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential

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Autor(a) principal: Domingues, Joana
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Delgado, F.M.G., Gonçalves, J.C., Zuzarte, Mónica, Duarte, Ana Paula
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/8395
Resumo: Globally, climate change and wildfires are disrupting natural ecosystems, thus setting several endemic species at risk. The genus Lavandula is widely present in the Mediterranean region and its species, namely, those included in the section Stoechas, are valuable resources of active compounds with several biological assets. Since ancient times lavenders have been used in traditional medicine and for domestic purposes. These species are melliferous, decorative, and essential oilproducing plants with a high economic interest in the pharmaceutical, flavor, fragrance, and food industries. The essential oils of Lavandula section Stoechas are characterized by high amounts of 1,8-cineole, camphor, fenchone, and specifically for L. stoechas subsp. luisieri one of the major compounds is trans-α-necrodyl acetate. On the other hand, the diversity of non-volatile components like phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids and flavonoids, make these species an important source of phytochemicals with pharmacological interest. Rosmarinic, caffeic, and salvianolic B acids are the major phenolic acids, and luteolin and eriodictyol-O-glucuronide are the main reported flavonoids. However, the concentration of these secondary metabolites is strongly affected by the plant’s phenological phase and varies in Lavandula sp. from different areas of origin. Indeed, lavender extracts have shown promising antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties as well as several other beneficial actions with potential for commercial applications. Despite several studies on the bioactive potential of lavenders from the section Stoechas, a systematized and updated review of their chemical profile is lacking. Therefore, we carried out the present review that gathers relevant information on the different types of secondary metabolites found in these species as well as their bioactive potential.
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spelling Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potentialLavandula pedunculataLavandula stoechas subsp. luisieriLavandula stoechas subsp. stoechasLavandula viridisChemical profileBiological activitiesGlobally, climate change and wildfires are disrupting natural ecosystems, thus setting several endemic species at risk. The genus Lavandula is widely present in the Mediterranean region and its species, namely, those included in the section Stoechas, are valuable resources of active compounds with several biological assets. Since ancient times lavenders have been used in traditional medicine and for domestic purposes. These species are melliferous, decorative, and essential oilproducing plants with a high economic interest in the pharmaceutical, flavor, fragrance, and food industries. The essential oils of Lavandula section Stoechas are characterized by high amounts of 1,8-cineole, camphor, fenchone, and specifically for L. stoechas subsp. luisieri one of the major compounds is trans-α-necrodyl acetate. On the other hand, the diversity of non-volatile components like phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids and flavonoids, make these species an important source of phytochemicals with pharmacological interest. Rosmarinic, caffeic, and salvianolic B acids are the major phenolic acids, and luteolin and eriodictyol-O-glucuronide are the main reported flavonoids. However, the concentration of these secondary metabolites is strongly affected by the plant’s phenological phase and varies in Lavandula sp. from different areas of origin. Indeed, lavender extracts have shown promising antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties as well as several other beneficial actions with potential for commercial applications. Despite several studies on the bioactive potential of lavenders from the section Stoechas, a systematized and updated review of their chemical profile is lacking. Therefore, we carried out the present review that gathers relevant information on the different types of secondary metabolites found in these species as well as their bioactive potential.MDPIRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo BrancoDomingues, JoanaDelgado, F.M.G.Gonçalves, J.C.Zuzarte, MónicaDuarte, Ana Paula2023-03-09T15:20:50Z20232023-03-03T11:54:31Z2023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/8395engDOMINGUES; Joana [et al.] (2023) - Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential. Metabolites. 13:3, 337. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030337cv-prod-315518410.3390/metabo13030337info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-18T01:47:57Zoai:repositorio.ipcb.pt:10400.11/8395Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:21:49.457767Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
title Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
spellingShingle Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
Domingues, Joana
Lavandula pedunculata
Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas
Lavandula viridis
Chemical profile
Biological activities
title_short Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
title_full Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
title_fullStr Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
title_full_unstemmed Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
title_sort Mediterranean lavenders from section stoechas : an undervalued source of secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential
author Domingues, Joana
author_facet Domingues, Joana
Delgado, F.M.G.
Gonçalves, J.C.
Zuzarte, Mónica
Duarte, Ana Paula
author_role author
author2 Delgado, F.M.G.
Gonçalves, J.C.
Zuzarte, Mónica
Duarte, Ana Paula
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Domingues, Joana
Delgado, F.M.G.
Gonçalves, J.C.
Zuzarte, Mónica
Duarte, Ana Paula
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Lavandula pedunculata
Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas
Lavandula viridis
Chemical profile
Biological activities
topic Lavandula pedunculata
Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas
Lavandula viridis
Chemical profile
Biological activities
description Globally, climate change and wildfires are disrupting natural ecosystems, thus setting several endemic species at risk. The genus Lavandula is widely present in the Mediterranean region and its species, namely, those included in the section Stoechas, are valuable resources of active compounds with several biological assets. Since ancient times lavenders have been used in traditional medicine and for domestic purposes. These species are melliferous, decorative, and essential oilproducing plants with a high economic interest in the pharmaceutical, flavor, fragrance, and food industries. The essential oils of Lavandula section Stoechas are characterized by high amounts of 1,8-cineole, camphor, fenchone, and specifically for L. stoechas subsp. luisieri one of the major compounds is trans-α-necrodyl acetate. On the other hand, the diversity of non-volatile components like phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids and flavonoids, make these species an important source of phytochemicals with pharmacological interest. Rosmarinic, caffeic, and salvianolic B acids are the major phenolic acids, and luteolin and eriodictyol-O-glucuronide are the main reported flavonoids. However, the concentration of these secondary metabolites is strongly affected by the plant’s phenological phase and varies in Lavandula sp. from different areas of origin. Indeed, lavender extracts have shown promising antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties as well as several other beneficial actions with potential for commercial applications. Despite several studies on the bioactive potential of lavenders from the section Stoechas, a systematized and updated review of their chemical profile is lacking. Therefore, we carried out the present review that gathers relevant information on the different types of secondary metabolites found in these species as well as their bioactive potential.
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