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Review
. 2024 Jul 25;13(15):2044.
doi: 10.3390/plants13152044.

Functional, Chemical, and Phytotoxic Characteristics of Cestrum parqui L'Herit: An Overview

Maria Chiara Di Meo  1 , Cinzia Di Marino  2 , Pasquale Napoletano  3 , Anna De Marco  4 , Anna Rita Bianchi  5 , Silvana Pedatella  2 , Domenico Palatucci  5
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Functional, Chemical, and Phytotoxic Characteristics of Cestrum parqui L'Herit: An Overview

Maria Chiara Di Meo et al. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

Cestrum parqui L'Herit. (Solanaceae family) is a species of forest shrub, self-incompatible and specialized in pollination, widespread in the subtropical area of the planet, and now widely distributed also in the Mediterranean area. The constituents of its leaves have antimicrobial, anticancer, insecticidal, antifeedant, molluscicidal, and herbicidal properties. The spread of this species represents a valuable source of compounds with high biological value. Various research groups are engaged in defining the chemical composition of the different parts of the plant and in defining its properties in view of important and promising commercial applications. To date, there are only a few incomplete reports on the potential applications of C. parqui extracts as selective natural pesticides and on their potential phytotoxic role. Scientific knowledge and the use of extraction techniques for these components are essential for commercial applications. This article summarizes the research and recent studies available on the botany, phytochemistry, functional properties, and commercial applications of C. parqui.

Keywords: Cestrum parqui L’Herit.; flavones; herbicidal activity; insecticidal and antifeedant activity; lignans; oxylipins; secondary metabolites.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Flowers of Cestrum parqui L’Herit.
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Figure 2
World distribution of C. parqui.
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Scheme 1
Isolation of C13-nor-isoprenoids, sesquiterpenes, spirostanes, pseudosapogenins, lignans, aromatic compounds, flavones, and oxylipins.
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Figure 3
C13-nor-isoprenoids isolated from C. parqui.
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Figure 4
Sesquiterpenes (19–20), spirostane (21), and pseudosapogenin (22) isolated from C. parqui.
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Figure 5
Lignans from C. parqui.
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Figure 6
Aromatic compounds C6C1 (43–50), C6C2 (51–52), and C6C3 (53–59) from C. parqui.
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Figure 7
Flavonoids from C. parqui.
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Figure 8
Polyol fatty acids 63–64 and 73, methylated oxylipins 67 and 68, and oxylipins 65–66, 69–72, and 74–76 (Note that 63/64, 65/66, 67/68, 69/70, and 71/72 are five diastereomeric couples of compounds).
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Figure 9
Kaurenic glycosides (77–78).
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Figure 10
Saponins and aromatic glycosides.
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