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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil from Flowers of Eryngium triquetrum (Apiaceae) Collected Wild in Sicily

Simona CasigliaFelice SenatoreSergio RosselliMaurizio Bruno

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EryngiumFlowersPlant Science01 natural scienceslaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundAnti-Infective AgentslawPulegoneVolatile componentDrug DiscoveryBotanyOils VolatilePlant OilsEryngium triquetrumPiperitenoneSettore BIO/15 - Biologia FarmaceuticaSicilyChemical compositionEssential oilPharmacologyApiaceaeBacteriabiology010405 organic chemistryMenthone.Drug Discovery3003 Pharmaceutical ScienceFungiSettore CHIM/06 - Chimica OrganicaGeneral MedicineComplementary and Alternative Medicine2708 Dermatologybiology.organism_classificationAntimicrobialEryngium triquetrumMenthone0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryComplementary and alternative medicinechemistryTriquetrumPulegoneApiaceae

description

The chemical composition of the essential oil from flowers of Eringium triquetrum Vahl. collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (30.5%) and menthone (7.0%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of Eringium species is discussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-07-01Natural Product Communications
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1601100737