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Essential oil composition and antifungal activity of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. obtained by different distillation conditions
Author(s) -
MimicaDukić N.,
Kujundžić S.,
Soković M.,
Couladis M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1159
Subject(s) - foeniculum , essential oil , anethole , antifungal , composition (language) , chemistry , chemical composition , distillation , botany , yield (engineering) , food science , traditional medicine , biology , chromatography , organic chemistry , materials science , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , linguistics , philosophy , metallurgy
The inuence of different hydrodistillation conditions was evaluated from the standpoint of essential oil yield, chemical composition and antifungal activity from seeds of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Three hydrodistillation conditions were considered. The main constituents of the oils were: ( E )‐anethole (72.27%–74.18%), fenchone (11.32%–16.35%) and methyl chavicol (3.78%–5.29%). The method of distillation signicantly effected the essential oil yield and quantitative composition, although the antifungal activity of the oils against some fungi was only slightly altered. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.