<i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities
<i>Ruta</i> L. is a typical genus of the citrus family, <i>Rutaceae Juss</i>. and comprises ca. 40 different species, mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region. <i>Ruta</i> species have long been used in traditional medicines as an abortifacient and emmenagog...
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| author | Lutfun Nahar Hesham R. El-Seedi Shaden A. M. Khalifa Majid Mohammadhosseini Satyajit D. Sarker |
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| description | <i>Ruta</i> L. is a typical genus of the citrus family, <i>Rutaceae Juss</i>. and comprises ca. 40 different species, mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region. <i>Ruta</i> species have long been used in traditional medicines as an abortifacient and emmenagogue and for the treatment of lung diseases and microbial infections. The genus <i>Ruta</i> is rich in essential oils, which predominantly contain aliphatic ketones, e.g., 2-undecanone and 2-nonanone, but lack any significant amounts of terpenes. Three <i>Ruta</i> species, <i>Ruta chalepensis</i> L., <i>Ruta graveolens</i> L., and <i>Ruta montana</i> L., have been extensively studied for the composition of their essential oils and several bioactivities, revealing their potential medicinal and agrochemical applications. This review provides a systematic evaluation and critical appraisal of publications available in the literature on the composition and bioactivities of the essential oils obtained from <i>Ruta</i> species and includes a brief outlook of the potential applications of nanotechnology and chitosan-based products of <i>Ruta</i> essential oils. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d15c75554af245a1b71fa790b4d8d11b2023-11-22T08:51:38ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-08-012616476610.3390/molecules26164766<i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and BioactivitiesLutfun Nahar0Hesham R. El-Seedi1Shaden A. M. Khalifa2Majid Mohammadhosseini3Satyajit D. Sarker4Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech RepublicBiomedical Centre (BMC), Pharmacognosy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Box 591, SE-751 24 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, IranCentre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD), School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK<i>Ruta</i> L. is a typical genus of the citrus family, <i>Rutaceae Juss</i>. and comprises ca. 40 different species, mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region. <i>Ruta</i> species have long been used in traditional medicines as an abortifacient and emmenagogue and for the treatment of lung diseases and microbial infections. The genus <i>Ruta</i> is rich in essential oils, which predominantly contain aliphatic ketones, e.g., 2-undecanone and 2-nonanone, but lack any significant amounts of terpenes. Three <i>Ruta</i> species, <i>Ruta chalepensis</i> L., <i>Ruta graveolens</i> L., and <i>Ruta montana</i> L., have been extensively studied for the composition of their essential oils and several bioactivities, revealing their potential medicinal and agrochemical applications. This review provides a systematic evaluation and critical appraisal of publications available in the literature on the composition and bioactivities of the essential oils obtained from <i>Ruta</i> species and includes a brief outlook of the potential applications of nanotechnology and chitosan-based products of <i>Ruta</i> essential oils.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4766<i>Ruta</i>Rutaceae<i>Ruta angustifolia</i><i>Ruta chalepensis</i><i>Ruta graveolens</i><i>Ruta montana</i> |
| spellingShingle | Lutfun Nahar Hesham R. El-Seedi Shaden A. M. Khalifa Majid Mohammadhosseini Satyajit D. Sarker <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities Molecules <i>Ruta</i> Rutaceae <i>Ruta angustifolia</i> <i>Ruta chalepensis</i> <i>Ruta graveolens</i> <i>Ruta montana</i> |
| title | <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities |
| title_full | <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities |
| title_fullStr | <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities |
| title_short | <i>Ruta</i> Essential Oils: Composition and Bioactivities |
| title_sort | i ruta i essential oils composition and bioactivities |
| topic | <i>Ruta</i> Rutaceae <i>Ruta angustifolia</i> <i>Ruta chalepensis</i> <i>Ruta graveolens</i> <i>Ruta montana</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4766 |
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