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Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) a Potential Source of Drugs against Cryptococcal Infections, Malaria and Leishmaniasis
Aknur Turgumbayeva1,2, Gulbaram Ustenova1, Ubaidilla Datkhayev1, Khairolla Rahimov3, Silvijus Abramavicius4,5, Agile Tunaityte4,*, Kairat Zhakipbekov1,6, Kaldanay Kozhanova1, Saken Tulemissov7, OzikhanUstenova8, Gulmira Datkayeva9, Edgaras Stankevicius1,10
1 School of Pharmacy, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
2 National Center for Natural Product Research, University of Mississippi, MS, 38677, USA
3 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
4 Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT, 44307, Lithuania
5 Intensive Care Unit, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, 04130, Lithuania
6 Department of Pharmaceutical Disciplines, Astana Medical University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
7 Department of Chemistry and Biology, Kazakhstan University of Peoples friendship, Shymkent, 160000, Kazakhstan
8 Sub-Faculty of Tourism and Service, Narxoz University, Almaty, 050035, Kazakhstan
9 Department of General Clinical Disciplines and Ambulance, Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, 161200, Kazakhstan
10 Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT, 44307, Lithuania
* Corresponding Author: Agilė Tunaitytė. Email:
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2020, 89(1), 137-146. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2020.07665
Received 21 June 2019; Accepted 18 September 2019; Issue published 01 March 2020
Abstract
In this research we present that
Carthamus Tinctorius L. (gen.
Asteraceae, otherwise known as Safflower) (Fig. 1) may contain agents active in
Cryptococcal infections, malaria and Leishmaniasis, as treatment options are
becoming scarce due to drug resistance development. Phytochemistry and
pharmacological activities (antimicrobial, antimalarial, antileishmanial) of C.
tinctorius L. were analyzed. The composition of volatile oil of safflower dried
flowers was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry with
flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and in vitro sensitivity assays were
performed to assess biological activity. 8 known and 3 unknown compounds
were detected in the extract (Fig. 1). Then the Safflower ointment was
manufactured and its acute toxicity study on rats was tested. The volatile oil of
C.
tinctorius L exhibited activity against
Cryptococcus neoformans,
Plasmodium
falciparum and
Leishmania donovani. Safflower volatile oil has anticryptococcal,
antimalarial and antileishmanial effects. The prepared ointment had an excellent
acute toxicity safety profile.
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Turgumbayeva, A., Ustenova, G., Datkhayev, U., Rahimov, K., Abramavicius, S. et al. (2020). Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) a Potential Source of Drugs against Cryptococcal Infections, Malaria and Leishmaniasis.
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 89(1), 137–146. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2020.07665