Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oil against L3 Larvae of Anisakis simplex
Joint Authors
Valero, Marta Sofía
Langa, Elisa
López, Víctor
Gómez-Rincón, Carlota
Berzosa, César
Murillo, Paula
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nematicidal activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil, commonly known as tea tree oil (TTO), was assayed in vitro against L3 larvae of Anisakis simplex.
The results showed a mortality of 100% for concentrations between 7 and 10 μL/mL after 48 h of incubation, obtaining an LD50 value of 4.53 μL/mL after 24 hours and 4.27 μL/mL after 48 hours.
Concentration-dependent inhibition of acetylcholinesterase was observed for tea tree essential oil showing inhibition values of 100% at 100 μL/mL.
This fact suggests that TTO may act as an AChE inhibitor.
Terpinen-4-ol was discarded as main larvicide compound as it did not show larvicidal or anticholinesterase activity.
The data obtained suggest that the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia may have a great therapeutic potential for the treatment of human anisakiasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gómez-Rincón, Carlota& Langa, Elisa& Murillo, Paula& Valero, Marta Sofía& Berzosa, César& López, Víctor. 2014. Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oil against L3 Larvae of Anisakis simplex. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gómez-Rincón, Carlota…[et al.]. Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oil against L3 Larvae of Anisakis simplex. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gómez-Rincón, Carlota& Langa, Elisa& Murillo, Paula& Valero, Marta Sofía& Berzosa, César& López, Víctor. Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oil against L3 Larvae of Anisakis simplex. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480674
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480674