Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development

Aromatic plants and essential oils are important agents as complementary and alternative medicines in many cultures and geographical locations. In this review, a literature search on essential oils from Cuba, their chemical compositions, and their pharmacological properties was carried out. Out of 1...

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Autores principales:	Lianet Monzote, Jesús García, Rosalia González, Marcus Tullius Scotti, William N. Setzer
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Cuba essential oil chemical composition biological activity antiprotozoal antibacterial Botany QK1-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4af831ff6ba544e9b1789f7eaa3e28662021-11-25T18:47:16ZBioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development10.3390/plants101125152223-7747https://doaj.org/article/4af831ff6ba544e9b1789f7eaa3e28662021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2515https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747Aromatic plants and essential oils are important agents as complementary and alternative medicines in many cultures and geographical locations. In this review, a literature search on essential oils from Cuba, their chemical compositions, and their pharmacological properties was carried out. Out of 171 published scientific articles on essential oils of Cuban plants, a total of 31 documents, focused on both chemical composition and pharmacological properties, were considered for this review. In general, an increase in articles published in the last decade was noted, particularly in recognized international journals in English. Myrtaceae and Piperaceae were the most representative families collected in the occidental area of the country. Leaves and aerial parts were predominantly used, while a wide and variable number of components were identified, including terpenes, aliphatic derivatives, sulfur-containing compounds, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids and amine-type compounds. Finally, different biological activities were reported such as antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, anthelmintic, larvicidal and insecticidal. In conclusion, we encourage further studies that would promote the use of essential oils from Cuban plants in new pharmaceutical products.Lianet MonzoteJesús GarcíaRosalia GonzálezMarcus Tullius ScottiWilliam N. SetzerMDPI AGarticleCubaessential oilchemical compositionbiological activityantiprotozoalantibacterialBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2515, p 2515 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Cuba essential oil chemical composition biological activity antiprotozoal antibacterial Botany QK1-989 Lianet Monzote Jesús García Rosalia González Marcus Tullius Scotti William N. Setzer Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development
description	Aromatic plants and essential oils are important agents as complementary and alternative medicines in many cultures and geographical locations. In this review, a literature search on essential oils from Cuba, their chemical compositions, and their pharmacological properties was carried out. Out of 171 published scientific articles on essential oils of Cuban plants, a total of 31 documents, focused on both chemical composition and pharmacological properties, were considered for this review. In general, an increase in articles published in the last decade was noted, particularly in recognized international journals in English. Myrtaceae and Piperaceae were the most representative families collected in the occidental area of the country. Leaves and aerial parts were predominantly used, while a wide and variable number of components were identified, including terpenes, aliphatic derivatives, sulfur-containing compounds, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids and amine-type compounds. Finally, different biological activities were reported such as antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, anthelmintic, larvicidal and insecticidal. In conclusion, we encourage further studies that would promote the use of essential oils from Cuban plants in new pharmaceutical products.
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author	Lianet Monzote Jesús García Rosalia González Marcus Tullius Scotti William N. Setzer
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title	Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development
title_short	Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development
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Bioactive Essential Oils from Cuban Plants: An Inspiration to Drug Development

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