Characterization of the Volatile Constituents in the Essential Oil of Pistacia lentiscus L. from Different Origins and Its Antifungal and Antioxidant Activity
- 21 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 55 (17), 7093-7098
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf071129w
Abstract
Essential oil (EO) from aerial parts (leaves, juvenile branches, and flowers when present) of Pistacia lentiscus L. growing wild in five localities of Sardinia (Italy) was extracted by steam-distillation (SD) and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC), FID, and GC-ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS). Samples of P. lentiscus L. were harvested between April and October to study the seasonal chemical variability of the EO. A total of 45 compounds accounting for 97.5−98.4% of the total EO were identified, and the major compounds were α-pinene (14.8−22.6%), β-myrcene (1−19.4%), p-cymene (1.6−16.2%), and terpinen-4-ol (14.2−28.3%). The yields of EO (v/dry w) ranged between 0.09 and 0.32%. Similar content of the major compounds was found in samples from different origins and seasonal variability was also observed. The EOs were tested for their antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus, Rhizoctonia solani, Penicillium commune, Fusarium oxysporum. Two samples were weakly effective against Aspergillus flavus. Furthermore, terpinenol and α-terpineol, two of the major components of EO of Pistacia lentiscus L., totally inhibited the mycelian growth of A. flavus. Quite good antioxidant activity of the EO was also found. Keywords: Pistacia lentiscus L.; essential oil; harvesting time; antifungal activity; antioxidant activityKeywords
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