Today, agricultural production is threatened by crop pathogens, including plant-parasitic nematodes. Because of their harmful effects on the environment and human health, synthetic nematicides are gradually being bann...Today, agricultural production is threatened by crop pathogens, including plant-parasitic nematodes. Because of their harmful effects on the environment and human health, synthetic nematicides are gradually being banned in several countries. This study evaluates the nematicidal activity of Datura metel oil. Datura metel seed oil was obtained using the Soxhlet extractor in hexane. The resulting oil was characterized by determining physicochemical parameters and molecular composition using GC-MS. The nematicidal activity of the oil was assessed by determining the number of dead nematodes. Physicochemical characterization gave an acidity index of 0.3% and a peroxide index of 10 meq.O2/Kg, while GC-MS analysis identified 30 molecules made up mainly of fatty acid esters, four of which represented over 74% of the oil’s total weight. The nematicidal activity of the oil, expressed in terms of mortality rate as a function of concentration, showed mortality rates of 58;69 and 79% over 48 hours of incubation at concentrations of 25, 50 and 100 µg/mL respectively. The activity observed could be linked to the high presence of the four compounds most commonly identified in the oil. These results suggest that Datura metel oil could be a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides for the control of crop pests.展开更多
Datura metel is one of psychoactive substances of great ethno-pharmacological significance often abused because of its unrestricted availability, yet, little is known about its mechanisms of action. This work was ther...Datura metel is one of psychoactive substances of great ethno-pharmacological significance often abused because of its unrestricted availability, yet, little is known about its mechanisms of action. This work was therefore aimed at assessing the activity of ethanolic seed extract of D. metel on Nissl substances, astrocytes, axonal and neuronal integrity of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of Wistar rats. Eighteen Wistar rats averaging 175 g were used and randomly assigned to three groups: group A rats (n = 6) were administered extract of 100 mg/kg bw, group B rats (n = 6) received extract of 200 mg/kg bw, and group C-control (n = 6) took distilled water only for 14 days. The results revealed that D. metel is deleterious to the health of Wistar rats at a dose-dependent rate as observed in its actions on the medial prefrontal cortex at 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw. The histological study of the treated Wistar rats exhibited features of disoriented neuronal integrity such as, chromatolysis, reduced protein synthesis due to loss of Nissl substances and nuclei, neuronal loss as well as axonal injuries.展开更多
Objective:To identify the chemical constituents and evaluate antimicrobial potential of various crude extracts from leaves of Datura metel grown in Oman.Methods:The leaf samples were collected from the University of N...Objective:To identify the chemical constituents and evaluate antimicrobial potential of various crude extracts from leaves of Datura metel grown in Oman.Methods:The leaf samples were collected from the University of Nizwa and extracted with methanol by using Soxhlet extractor.The isolated crude extract was defatted with distilled water and extracted with solvents of different polarities including hexane,chloroform,ethyl acetate and butanol.Chemical compositions of the crude extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer and their antimicrobial potential was evaluated by agar disc diffusion method against one Gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and two Gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Pseudomonus aeruginosa.Results:The crude extracts were composed of different organic compounds such as alkaloids,hydrocarbons,aromatic hydrocarbons,organic acids,terpenoids,vitamin etc.The methanol and its fractionated crude extracts showed antimicrobial potential with inhibition zone in the range of 0-13 mm.Conclusions:The selective crude extract from the leaves of Datura metel could be used as natural antibiotics.展开更多
Three new with anolides,daturaselines A-C(1-3),and three new with anolides glycosides,daturasesides A-C(4-6),were isolated and identified from ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of ethanol extract of Datura metel seeds.Th...Three new with anolides,daturaselines A-C(1-3),and three new with anolides glycosides,daturasesides A-C(4-6),were isolated and identified from ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of ethanol extract of Datura metel seeds.The structures of new compounds were established according to the 1D and 2D NMR spectra,combined with high resolution展开更多
研究了白花曼陀罗(D a tura m etel L inn.)叶提取物对南方根结线虫(M eloid ogyne incogn ita Ch it-w ood.)生长发育的影响。结果表明,白花曼陀罗叶提取物对南方根结线虫胚胎发育和胚后发育有抑制作用。1%白花曼陀罗叶提取物处理48 h...研究了白花曼陀罗(D a tura m etel L inn.)叶提取物对南方根结线虫(M eloid ogyne incogn ita Ch it-w ood.)生长发育的影响。结果表明,白花曼陀罗叶提取物对南方根结线虫胚胎发育和胚后发育有抑制作用。1%白花曼陀罗叶提取物处理48 h,仅有19.88%的卵完成胚胎发育,且变异卵增多;胚后发育历程、初侵染、初产卵日分别推迟2、4、6 d,雌虫产卵量降低。展开更多
文摘Today, agricultural production is threatened by crop pathogens, including plant-parasitic nematodes. Because of their harmful effects on the environment and human health, synthetic nematicides are gradually being banned in several countries. This study evaluates the nematicidal activity of Datura metel oil. Datura metel seed oil was obtained using the Soxhlet extractor in hexane. The resulting oil was characterized by determining physicochemical parameters and molecular composition using GC-MS. The nematicidal activity of the oil was assessed by determining the number of dead nematodes. Physicochemical characterization gave an acidity index of 0.3% and a peroxide index of 10 meq.O2/Kg, while GC-MS analysis identified 30 molecules made up mainly of fatty acid esters, four of which represented over 74% of the oil’s total weight. The nematicidal activity of the oil, expressed in terms of mortality rate as a function of concentration, showed mortality rates of 58;69 and 79% over 48 hours of incubation at concentrations of 25, 50 and 100 µg/mL respectively. The activity observed could be linked to the high presence of the four compounds most commonly identified in the oil. These results suggest that Datura metel oil could be a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides for the control of crop pests.
文摘Datura metel is one of psychoactive substances of great ethno-pharmacological significance often abused because of its unrestricted availability, yet, little is known about its mechanisms of action. This work was therefore aimed at assessing the activity of ethanolic seed extract of D. metel on Nissl substances, astrocytes, axonal and neuronal integrity of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of Wistar rats. Eighteen Wistar rats averaging 175 g were used and randomly assigned to three groups: group A rats (n = 6) were administered extract of 100 mg/kg bw, group B rats (n = 6) received extract of 200 mg/kg bw, and group C-control (n = 6) took distilled water only for 14 days. The results revealed that D. metel is deleterious to the health of Wistar rats at a dose-dependent rate as observed in its actions on the medial prefrontal cortex at 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw. The histological study of the treated Wistar rats exhibited features of disoriented neuronal integrity such as, chromatolysis, reduced protein synthesis due to loss of Nissl substances and nuclei, neuronal loss as well as axonal injuries.
基金Supported by Central Instrument Laboratory,College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences,Sultan Qaboos University,Sultanate of Oman(Grant No.507/SOP/OB/1/2013).
文摘Objective:To identify the chemical constituents and evaluate antimicrobial potential of various crude extracts from leaves of Datura metel grown in Oman.Methods:The leaf samples were collected from the University of Nizwa and extracted with methanol by using Soxhlet extractor.The isolated crude extract was defatted with distilled water and extracted with solvents of different polarities including hexane,chloroform,ethyl acetate and butanol.Chemical compositions of the crude extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer and their antimicrobial potential was evaluated by agar disc diffusion method against one Gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and two Gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Pseudomonus aeruginosa.Results:The crude extracts were composed of different organic compounds such as alkaloids,hydrocarbons,aromatic hydrocarbons,organic acids,terpenoids,vitamin etc.The methanol and its fractionated crude extracts showed antimicrobial potential with inhibition zone in the range of 0-13 mm.Conclusions:The selective crude extract from the leaves of Datura metel could be used as natural antibiotics.
基金Major State BasicResearch Development Program(973 Program)of China(2013CB531801)Chang Jiang Scholar Candidates Programme for Provincial Universities in Heilongjiang(2013CJHB00)
文摘Three new with anolides,daturaselines A-C(1-3),and three new with anolides glycosides,daturasesides A-C(4-6),were isolated and identified from ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of ethanol extract of Datura metel seeds.The structures of new compounds were established according to the 1D and 2D NMR spectra,combined with high resolution
文摘研究了白花曼陀罗(D a tura m etel L inn.)叶提取物对南方根结线虫(M eloid ogyne incogn ita Ch it-w ood.)生长发育的影响。结果表明,白花曼陀罗叶提取物对南方根结线虫胚胎发育和胚后发育有抑制作用。1%白花曼陀罗叶提取物处理48 h,仅有19.88%的卵完成胚胎发育,且变异卵增多;胚后发育历程、初侵染、初产卵日分别推迟2、4、6 d,雌虫产卵量降低。
