Planta Med 2021; 87(15): 1305
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736959
Abstracts
8. Poster Contributions
8.9 Recent Advances in Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

Biological activity of aromatic plants cultivated in Northern Greece

Fotopoulos 1
A Peperidou
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece
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E Chainoglou
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece
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A Nakas
2   Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
3   Natural Products Research Center, CIRI-AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
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K Kontogiannopoulos
2   Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
3   Natural Products Research Center, CIRI-AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
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D Mertzanidis
4   Laboratory of Systematic Botany and Phytogeography, School of Biology, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
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A Tsiaprazi-Stamou
5   Vessel Essential Oils, Neo Rysio, Thessaloniki, Greece
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S Kokkini
3   Natural Products Research Center, CIRI-AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
4   Laboratory of Systematic Botany and Phytogeography, School of Biology, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
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A Assimopoulou
2   Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
3   Natural Products Research Center, CIRI-AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece
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D Hadjipavlou-Litina
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece
› Author AffiliationsThis research has been co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH–CREATE–INNOVATE (project code: T1EDK-04174)
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The biological activity of several aromatic plants (plant families: Apiaceae, Compositae, Lamiaceae) cultivated in Greece by Vessel company, is herein examined. All of them are of high economic importance, since they are used in a variety of products: from foods to cosmetics, perfumery and aromatherapy. Among them are the following six taxa (genera, species or hybrids): Crithmum maritimum L., Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don, Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Mentha x piperita L. (hybrid between M. aquatica L. and M. spicata L.), Thymus L. and Salvia sclarea L.The plants and samples that had been cut at different cultivation timepoints from the regions of Chalkidiki (Tenedos) and Thessaloniki (Neo Risio), were evaluated for their antioxidant activity using two different assays:

  • the interaction with the stable radical 1,1-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl after 20 and 60 min and

  • the anti-lipid peroxidation activity. Their anti-inflammatory activity through the Lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibition was also determined. The biological results obtained from the examined species are very promising and usable.



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Article published online:
13 December 2021

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