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Chemical Composition, Antibacterial and Insecticidal Activities of the Essential Oil from the P istacia terebinthus L . Spp. Palaestina ( B oiss.) ( A nacardiaceae)
Author(s) -
Ulukanli Zeynep,
Karabörklü Salih,
Öztürk Bintuğ,
Çenet Menderes,
Balcilar Mehmet
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/jfpp.12035
Subject(s) - anacardiaceae , essential oil , sabinene , pistacia , biology , antibacterial activity , botany , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , food science , pistacia lentiscus , pest analysis , horticulture , traditional medicine , chemistry , mediterranean climate , bacteria , mass spectrometry , chromatography , limonene , ecology , genetics , medicine
Essential oil ( EO ) was hydrodistillated using a C levenger‐type apparatus and chemically determined using gas chromatography ( GC ) and GC /mass spectrometry. The analysis of the EO from the leaves of the P istacia terebinthus has indicated that α‐pinene (19.97%), sabinene (15.43%), β‐pinene (8.57%) and terpinen‐4‐ol (9.65%) are the major compounds of the oil in concern. In the antibacterial disc diffusion assay, EO revealed a broad spectrum activity on the growth of both gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria when compared with the standard antibiotics. Likewise, in the insecticidal assay, significant activity was observed on two important pest insects, A canthoscelides obtectus and T ribolium castaneum . A 100% mortality was found at 160 μ L / L air dose for T . castaneum at 48‐h and A . obtectus at 72‐h exposure periods, respectively. Practical Applications Various parts of the P istacia terebinthus L . belonging to the A nacardiaceae family are edible and contribute significant benefits with invaluable potentialities to the M editerranean life. Leaves of this tree are consumed as either fresh or cooked. The biological potential of the essential oil ( EO ) from the leaves of P . terebinthus L . grown in the E astern M editerranean region has not been assessed so far. The present assays indicated that the EO of P . terebinthus contains bioactive compounds against bacteria and pest insects suggesting its potential use in food processing and preservation.