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Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Achillea falcata L. (Asteraceae)
Author(s) -
Senatore Felice,
Napolitano Francesco,
Apostolides Arnold Nelly,
Bruno Maurizio,
Herz Werner
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1411
Subject(s) - asteraceae , essential oil , chemistry , achillea , antimicrobial , sesquiterpene , botany , artemisia , traditional medicine , food science , organic chemistry , biology , medicine
Abstract The composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Achillea falcata L. (Asteraceae) growing wild in Lebanon was analysed by GC and GC–MS; 58 compounds, representing 94.4% of the oil, were identied. Isomers of the cyclobutane ethanol, 1‐methyl‐2‐(1‐methylethenyl), grandisol (21.4%) and fragranol (16.8%) were the main components of the oil. Also abundant were artemisia ketone (5.2%), terpinen‐4‐ol (4.5%) and 1,8‐cineole (4.0%). The essential oil shows inhibitory activity mainly against Gram‐positive bacteria. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.