Antioxidant activity, chemical composition and therapeutic activity of essential oils from certain composition, Lamiaceae species in Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 29 Issue: 1, 30 - 51

Canan Göksu Sürücü Berrak Dumlupınar Burçak Gürbüz , Gökçe Şeker Karatoprak , Reyhan Bahtiyarca Selen İlgün

Abstract

The study examined the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and potential anticancer properties of lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'), oregano (Origanum vulgare 'Uluğ Bey'), and sage (Salvia officinalis 'Beyhekim') essential oils (EOs). Chemical analysis revealed that oregano is rich in carvacrol (81.23%), cymene (5.51%), and 18 cineole (2.13%). Sage contains notable quantities of α-thujone (17.47%), camphor (13.59%), and borneol (12.14%). Lavandin is predominantly composed of linalool (41.10%), linalyl acetate (16.66%), and camphor (10.01%). The antimicrobial tests demonstrated that lavandin EOs exhibited a high inhibition rate of 90.77% at 1000 μg/mL, which subsequently decreased with lower concentrations. The oregano essential oils demonstrated robust antimicrobial activity across all concentrations, with a 10.97% inhibition rate observed even at the lowest concentration. The sage EOs exhibited a rapid decline in antimicrobial activity, reaching 4.97% at the lowest concentration. Both the DPPH and ABTS assays demonstrated that the antioxidant capacity of the essential oils was concentration-dependent. The cytotoxicity values of oregano essential oil were 35.58 at 50 μg/mL, 32.39 at 25 μg/mL, and 30.92 at 12.5 μg/mL. Similar cytotoxicity results were observed for sage and lavandin essential oils. These findings indicate that plant essential oils exert a dose-dependent cytotoxic effect on cell growth, significantly inhibiting cells at high concentrations. The research indicates that essential oils derived from Lamiaceae plants exhibit robust antimicrobial effects against a range of pathogens, suggesting potential applications as alternative therapies for specific microbial infections, comparable to ciprofloxacin at certain concentrations.

Keywords

Origanum vulgare subs. hirtum, Salvia officinalis L., lavandula x intermedia, antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxicity

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