Identification of safranal as the main allelochemical from saffron (crocus sativus)

Hossein Mardani; Takayuki Sekine; Majid Azizi; Maryia Mishyna; Yoshiharu Fujii

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Identification of safranal as the main allelochemical from saffron (crocus sativus)

Hossein Mardani, Takayuki Sekine, Majid Azizi, Maryia Mishyna, Yoshiharu Fujii

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Dried parts of 75 medicinal plant species collected from different regions in Iran were assayed by the Dish Pack Method for volatile allelopathic activity, using Lactuca sativa (lettuce) as the test plant. The highest (60%) inhibition was observed for saffron (stigma of Crocus sativus), followed by Dracocephalum kotschyi, Solanum nigrum and Artemisia aucheri. Safranal was identified as the main chemical by Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HSGC-MS) analyses of saffron. Moreover, the EC50 of safranal was evaluated as 1.2 μ g/L (ppb). This is the first report on allelopathic activity of safranal as a bioactive compound identified from saffron.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	775-777
Number of pages	3
Journal	Natural Product Communications
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1501000519
Publication status	Published - May 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Allelopathy
Dish Pack Method
Saffron
Safranal

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Identification of safranal as the main allelochemical from saffron (crocus sativus)

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