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Antimicrobial properties, cytotoxic effects, and fatty acids composition of vegetable oils from purslane, linseed, luffa, and pumpkin seeds

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dc.contributor.authorPetropoulos, Spyridon Α.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ângela
dc.contributor.authorCalhelha, Ricardo C.
dc.contributor.authorRouphael, Youssef
dc.contributor.authorPetrović, Jovana
dc.contributor.authorSoković, Marina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Isabel C.F.R.
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Lillian
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T11:27:39Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T11:27:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIn the present study, the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities, as well as the fatty acids composition in vegetable seed oils from linseed, purslane, luffa, and pumpkin were evaluated. For this purpose, two linseed oils and one luffa oil were commercially obtained, while purslane and pumpkin oils were obtained from own cultivated seeds. The results showed a variable fatty acids composition among the tested oils, with α-linolenic, linoleic, oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid being the most abundant compounds. In regards to particular oils, linseed oils were a rich source of α-linolenic acid, luffa and pumpkin oil were abundant in linoleic acid, while purslane oil presented a balanced composition with an almost similar amount of both fatty acids. Luffa oil was the most effective against two of the tested cancer cell lines, namely HeLa (cervical carcinoma) and NCI-H460 (non-small cell lung cancer), while it also showed moderate toxicity against non-tumor cells (PLP2 cell line). Regarding the antibacterial activity, linseed oil 3 and pumpkin oil showed the highest activity against most of the tested bacteria (especially against Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli) with MIC and MBC values similar to the used positive controls (E211 and E224). All the tested oils showed significant antifungal activities, especially luffa and pumpkin oil, and for most of the tested fungi they were more effective than the positive controls, as for example in the case of Aspergillus versicolor, A. niger, and Penicillium verrucosum var. cyclopium. In conclusion, the results of our study showed promising antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties for the studied seed oils which could be partly attributed to their fatty acids composition, especially the long-chain ones with 12–18 carbons.en_EN
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece and PRIMA foundation under the project PULPING (Prima2019-08). The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020); for the financial support through national funding from the FCT, within the scope of the Project PRIMA Section 2—Multi-topic 2019: PulpIng (PRIMA/0007/2019); and L. Barros and Â. Fernandes thank the national funding by FCT, P.I., through the institutional scientific employment program-contract for their contracts. The authors are also grateful to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, grant number 451-03-9/2021-14/ 200007.
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dc.identifier.citationPetropoulos, Spyridon A.; Fernandes, Ângela; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Rouphael, Youssef; Petrović, Jovana; Soković, Marina; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, Lillian (2021). Antimicrobial properties, cytotoxic effects, and fatty acids composition of vegetable oils from purslane, linseed, luffa, and pumpkin seeds. Applied Sciences (Switzerland). ISSN 2076-3417. 11:12, p. 1-16en_EN
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app11125738en_EN
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/24329
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyesen_EN
dc.relationMountain Research Center
dc.relationPulpIng - Development of a Pumpkin Pulp Formulation using a Sustainable Integrated Strategy
dc.subjectAntibacterial propertiesen_EN
dc.subjectAntifungal propertiesen_EN
dc.subjectAntitumor activitiesen_EN
dc.subjectCucurbita maxima Len_EN
dc.subjectCytotoxicityen_EN
dc.subjectLinum usitatissimum Len_EN
dc.subjectLuffa aegyptica Millen_EN
dc.subjectOmega-3 fatty acidsen_EN
dc.subjectOmega-6 fatty acidsen_EN
dc.subjectPortulaca oleracea Len_EN
dc.subjectSeed oilsen_EN
dc.titleAntimicrobial properties, cytotoxic effects, and fatty acids composition of vegetable oils from purslane, linseed, luffa, and pumpkin seedsen_EN
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oaire.awardTitleMountain Research Center
oaire.awardTitlePulpIng - Development of a Pumpkin Pulp Formulation using a Sustainable Integrated Strategy
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