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Chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Italian Prangos trifida (Mill.) Herrnst. & Heyn

Michela Di NapoliGiusy CastagliuoloNatale BadalamentiAlessandro VaglicaVincenzo IlardiMario VarcamontiMaurizio BrunoAnna Zanfardino

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cis-β-ocimeneantioxidantOrganic ChemistryantimicrobialGC–MSPlant SciencePrangos trifidaBiochemistryessential oilAnalytical ChemistryApiaceae

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In this work, the essential oil of the aerial parts of a not previously investigated accession of Prangos trifida (Mill.) Herrnst. & Heyn (Apiaceae), collected in Northern Italy, was analysed by GC/MS. Twenty-five compounds were identified, accounting for 91.30% of the total oil, which is characterised by a high content of monoterpene hydrocarbons (71.26%). The main constituents of the essential oil were cis-beta-ocimene (18.12%), alpha-phellandrene (12.14%), sylvestrene (11.32%), p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (9.56%) and alpha-pinene (8.85%). The essential oil of P. trifida showed a good antimicrobial activity directed above all against Gram-positive bacteria, and had an interesting antioxidant activity, thus making it an excellent candidate for future cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2022-12-02
10.1080/14786419.2022.2151062https://hdl.handle.net/10447/578111