Kalaimathi et al Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics. 2022; 12(1):102-108
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In-silico Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination and Toxicity
profile of Isopulegol from Rosmarinus officinalis
R.V. Kalaimathi
1
, A. Jeevalatha
2
, A.N. Basha
1
, C. Kandeepan
1
, S. Ramya
3
, T. Loganathan
4
, R. Jayakumararaj
3
1
PG & Research Department of Zoology, Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts & Culture, Palani – 624601, TamilNadu, India
2
Department of Zoology, GTN College, Dindigul, TamilNadu, India
3
Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Melur – 625106, Madurai, TamilNadu, India
4
Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, LN Government College (Autonomous), Ponneri - 601204, TN, India
Article Info:
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Article History:
Received 17 December 2021
Reviewed 30 December 2021
Accepted 09 January 2022
Published 15 January 2022
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Cite this article as:
Kalaimathi RV, Jeevalatha A, Basha AN, Kandeepan C,
Ramya S, Loganathan T, Jayakumararaj R, In-silico
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination
and Toxicity profile of Isopulegol from Rosmarinus
officinalis, Journal of Drug Delivery and
Therapeutics. 2022; 12(1):102-108
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i1.5188
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*Address for Correspondence:
R. Jayakumararaj, Department of Botany, Government
Arts College, Melur – 625106, Madurai, TamilNadu,
India
Abstract
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Plant Based Natural Products (PBNPs) have contributed to the development of many drugs for
diverse indications. Worldwide interest in use of plants based natural products (PBNPs) has
been growing, and its beneficial effects being rediscovered for the development of new drugs.
Literature survey on indigenous traditional knowledge bestows ethnopharmacological
potentials of PBNPs, which has inspired research in drug discovery; further it provides a
baseline for the development of novel drug leads against selected pharmacological targets.
Studies report that rosemary essential oil (ROEO) extracts have hepatoprotective, antifungal,
insecticide, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. However, their application is limited
because of their odor, color and taste. Owing to the widespread applications of phyto-
compounds in ROEO - GCMS was performed. GCMS analysis detected 22 compounds of which
6 compounds were in abundant. In the present study, isopulegol - a Prenol Lipid
(Monoterpenoid) from Rosmarinus officinalis has been ADMET characterized from biomedical
application point of view.
Keywords: Rosmarinus officinalis; Rosemary officinalis Essential Oils (ROEO);
Pharmacological Activity; ADMET; GCMS;
INTRODUCTION
Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Rosemary) is a medicinal plant
native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated around
the world
1
. Besides, therapeutic application, it is commonly
used as a condiment and preservative. R. officinalis is
contains many bioactive molecules, phyto-compounds,
endowed with pharmacological activities, such as anti-aging,
anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-
proliferative, antitumor, tumor-protective, tumor-inhibitory
and attenuating activities
2
.
Essential oils (EOs) a major group of phytogenic bioactive
compounds (PBAC) have been used for variety of purposes
over thousands of years. Due to their strong aromatic
properties and bioactive nature, EOs has been used in
aromatherapy, as flavor and fragrances in cosmetics, foods,
and more recently as pharmaceuticals, natural
preservatives, additives, and biopesticides
3
. EOs are
concentrated form of liquid mixtures of volatile compounds
of plant origin with unique structural chemistry including
terpenoid and non-terpenoid hydrocarbons and their
oxygenated derivatives, with natural color, odor and flavor,
or “essence” of their source - volatile/ odoriferous oil.
Essential oils are isolated from various plant components
such as leaves, fruit, bark, root, wood, heartwood, gum,
balsam, berries, seeds, flowers, twigs, and buds
4
.
Role of PBNPs in drug development has been practiced and
well documented since antiquity and recently increasing, not
because the bioactive compounds are directly used as
therapeutic agents but due to fact that they are used as raw
material for drug synthesis, or as a base model for new
biologically active compounds due to its GRAS nature
5-13
. As
people are more concerned about the negative effect of
synthetic chemicals in food, there is a need to find “GO”