Chemical Composition and Insecticidal, Antiplasmodial, and Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Capparis spinosa Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents

Table 3

Insecticidal, antiplasmodial, and anti-leishmanial activity of the essential oil of C. spinosa and its main components, methyl isothiocyanate, hexadecanoic acid, and limonene.

Drug	Insecticidal activity LC50 (μg/mL)	Anti-leishmanial effect IC50 (μg/mL)	Antiplasmodial activity IC50 (μg/mL)	Cytotoxicity effect CC50 (μg/mL)
C. spinosa essential oil	21.6 ± 2.15	7.4 ± 0.89	9.1 ± 1.12	93.7 ± 4.54
Methyl isothiocyanate	30.9 ± 3.12	14.5 ± 2.51	20.7 ± 2.54	216.2 ± 8.65
Hexadecanoic acid	41.6 ± 3.62	19.6 ± 3.05	23.3 ± 3.14	199.4 ± 7.58
Limonene	35.3 ± 4.23	21.3 ± 2.15	18.6 ± 2.19	221.3 ± 9.87