Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement

<i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L., known as horehound, is a widespread and widely known plant that is used in beer breweries and also as a traditional remedy in Tunisia. In this study, methanolic extracts of plants harvested from five different locations were investigated for their antioxidant...

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Autores principales:	Marwa Rezgui, Mabrouk Basma, Nuno Neng, José Manuel Nogueira, Leila Bettaieb Ben-Kaab, Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo
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Materias:	antioxidant essential oil marrubiin <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L. Chemical technology TP1-1185
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f8826613a9740038d2da321988bb0d32021-11-25T17:36:38ZEvaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement10.3390/foods101128642304-8158https://doaj.org/article/9f8826613a9740038d2da321988bb0d32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2864https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158<i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L., known as horehound, is a widespread and widely known plant that is used in beer breweries and also as a traditional remedy in Tunisia. In this study, methanolic extracts of plants harvested from five different locations were investigated for their antioxidant activities using three assays (ferric reducing power, radical scavenging activity, and <i>β</i>-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching assay) as well as the total phenolic content. The mineral composition of the plant was also investigated concerning the following elements: Fe, Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn, Mn, K, and three heavy metals, Ni, Pb, and Cd. Marrubiin, the major bioactive diterpenoid lactone, was quantified by NMR in the samples. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation, and their radical scavenging activity was investigated. The toxicity of essential oils was evaluated against <i>Artemia salina</i> (the brine shrimp larva). The essential oil showed a weak radical scavenging activity and low toxicity. Data obtained from the five different locations showed that the antioxidant activity, as well as the total phenolic and marrubiin content, were strongly affected by the harvest sites. The metal content in the samples showed differences with the harvest location, but there was always a great abundance of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.Marwa RezguiMabrouk BasmaNuno NengJosé Manuel NogueiraLeila Bettaieb Ben-KaabMaria Eduarda Machado AraújoMDPI AGarticleantioxidantessential oilmarrubiin<i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L.Chemical technologyTP1-1185ENFoods, Vol 10, Iss 2864, p 2864 (2021)
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topic	antioxidant essential oil marrubiin <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L. Chemical technology TP1-1185
spellingShingle	antioxidant essential oil marrubiin <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L. Chemical technology TP1-1185 Marwa Rezgui Mabrouk Basma Nuno Neng José Manuel Nogueira Leila Bettaieb Ben-Kaab Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
description	<i>Marrubium vulgare</i> L., known as horehound, is a widespread and widely known plant that is used in beer breweries and also as a traditional remedy in Tunisia. In this study, methanolic extracts of plants harvested from five different locations were investigated for their antioxidant activities using three assays (ferric reducing power, radical scavenging activity, and <i>β</i>-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching assay) as well as the total phenolic content. The mineral composition of the plant was also investigated concerning the following elements: Fe, Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn, Mn, K, and three heavy metals, Ni, Pb, and Cd. Marrubiin, the major bioactive diterpenoid lactone, was quantified by NMR in the samples. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation, and their radical scavenging activity was investigated. The toxicity of essential oils was evaluated against <i>Artemia salina</i> (the brine shrimp larva). The essential oil showed a weak radical scavenging activity and low toxicity. Data obtained from the five different locations showed that the antioxidant activity, as well as the total phenolic and marrubiin content, were strongly affected by the harvest sites. The metal content in the samples showed differences with the harvest location, but there was always a great abundance of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
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author	Marwa Rezgui Mabrouk Basma Nuno Neng José Manuel Nogueira Leila Bettaieb Ben-Kaab Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo
author_facet	Marwa Rezgui Mabrouk Basma Nuno Neng José Manuel Nogueira Leila Bettaieb Ben-Kaab Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo
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title	Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
title_short	Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
title_full	Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
title_fullStr	Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement
title_sort	evaluation of <i>marrubium vulgare</i> growing wild in tunisia for its potential as a dietary supplement
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9f8826613a9740038d2da321988bb0d3
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Evaluation of <i>Marrubium vulgare</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia for Its Potential as a Dietary Supplement

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