Mezzomo Leticia, Butzge Juliana, Fiorio Mariana, Bastiani Caroline, Mezzari Adelina, Fuentefria Alexandre, Apel Miriam Anders
Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Department of Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Chem Biodivers. 2025 Jun;22(6):e202402296. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202402296. Epub 2025 Mar 10.
Fungi are pathogens that affect humans, animals, food, and plants. Many strains are resistant to currently available antifungals, which are also associated with high toxicity and can cause environmental pollution. Treatments are lengthy with low adherence rates. Given the historical use of plants in disease treatment, natural products, such as essential oils (EOs), have been studied and developed for fungal infection treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review on Origanum species commercialized in Brazil: O. compactum, O. minutiflorum, O. syriacum, and O. vulgare, focusing on the chemical composition of their oils and their antifungal activity. A systematic literature review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, using ScienceDirect, SciELO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. O. vulgare presented the largest number of articles, and O. compactum showed the best results in terms of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and against the evaluated fungal species. Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., and Penicillium spp. were the most studied fungi. Carvacrol, thymol, p-cymene, o-cymene, and γ-terpinene are key constituents linked to their antifungal effects. The findings of this review highlight the chemical diversity of the studied genera and emphasize the potential of Origanum spp. EOs as antifungal agents against a variety of fungi.
真菌是影响人类、动物、食物和植物的病原体。许多菌株对目前可用的抗真菌药物具有抗性,这些药物还具有高毒性并会造成环境污染。治疗过程漫长且依从率低。鉴于植物在疾病治疗中的历史应用,天然产物,如香精油(EOs),已被研究并开发用于真菌感染的治疗。因此,本研究的目的是对在巴西商业化的牛至属植物进行系统的文献综述:紧凑牛至、小花牛至、叙利亚牛至和牛至,重点关注其油的化学成分及其抗真菌活性。按照系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目(PRISMA)指南,使用ScienceDirect、SciELO、PubMed、Scopus和Web of Science数据库进行了系统的文献综述。牛至的文章数量最多,紧凑牛至在最低抑菌浓度(MIC)方面以及对所评估的真菌物种方面显示出最佳结果。念珠菌属、曲霉属和青霉属是研究最多的真菌。香芹酚、百里香酚、对伞花烃、邻伞花烃和γ-萜品烯是与其抗真菌作用相关的关键成分。本综述的结果突出了所研究属的化学多样性,并强调了牛至属植物香精油作为抗多种真菌剂的潜力。