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Review

Occurrence of Luteolin in the Greek Flora, Isolation of Luteolin and Its Action for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases

by
Athanasios S. Arampatzis
1,2,
Aspasia Pampori
1,2,
Eleftheria Droutsa
1,2,
Maria Laskari
3,
Panagiotis Karakostas
4,
Lazaros Tsalikis
4,
Panagiotis Barmpalexis
2,5,
Christos Dordas
3 and
Andreana N. Assimopoulou
1,2,*
1
School of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
2
Natural Products Research Center of Excellence (NatPro-AUTH), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
3
School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
4
School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
5
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2023, 28(23), 7720; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237720
Submission received: 30 October 2023 / Revised: 17 November 2023 / Accepted: 19 November 2023 / Published: 22 November 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Extraction, Separation and Identification of Compounds from Natural Sources)
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Abstract

Higher plants possess the ability to synthesize a great number of compounds with many different functions, known as secondary metabolites. Polyphenols, a class of flavonoids, are secondary metabolites that play a crucial role in plant adaptation to both biotic and abiotic environments, including UV radiation, high light intensity, low/high temperatures, and attacks from pathogens, among others. One of the compounds that has received great attention over the last few years is luteolin. The objective of the current paper is to review the extraction and detection methods of luteolin in plants of the Greek flora, as well as their luteolin content. Furthermore, plant species, crop management and environmental factors can affect luteolin content and/or its derivatives. Luteolin exhibits various biological activities, such as cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial ones. As a result, luteolin has been employed as a bioactive molecule in numerous applications within the food industry and the biomedical field. Among the different available options for managing periodontitis, dental care products containing herbal compounds have been in the spotlight owing to the beneficial pharmacological properties of the bioactive ingredients. In this context, luteolin’s anti-inflammatory activity has been harnessed to combat periodontal disease and promote the restoration of damaged bone tissue.
Keywords: extraction; aromatic; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; pharmaceutical use extraction; aromatic; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; pharmaceutical use

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Arampatzis, A.S.; Pampori, A.; Droutsa, E.; Laskari, M.; Karakostas, P.; Tsalikis, L.; Barmpalexis, P.; Dordas, C.; Assimopoulou, A.N. Occurrence of Luteolin in the Greek Flora, Isolation of Luteolin and Its Action for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases. Molecules 2023, 28, 7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237720

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Arampatzis AS, Pampori A, Droutsa E, Laskari M, Karakostas P, Tsalikis L, Barmpalexis P, Dordas C, Assimopoulou AN. Occurrence of Luteolin in the Greek Flora, Isolation of Luteolin and Its Action for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases. Molecules. 2023; 28(23):7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237720

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Arampatzis, Athanasios S., Aspasia Pampori, Eleftheria Droutsa, Maria Laskari, Panagiotis Karakostas, Lazaros Tsalikis, Panagiotis Barmpalexis, Christos Dordas, and Andreana N. Assimopoulou. 2023. "Occurrence of Luteolin in the Greek Flora, Isolation of Luteolin and Its Action for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases" Molecules 28, no. 23: 7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237720

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Arampatzis, A. S., Pampori, A., Droutsa, E., Laskari, M., Karakostas, P., Tsalikis, L., Barmpalexis, P., Dordas, C., & Assimopoulou, A. N. (2023). Occurrence of Luteolin in the Greek Flora, Isolation of Luteolin and Its Action for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases. Molecules, 28(23), 7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237720

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