Fractional distillation effect on the chemical composition of Moroccan myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) essential oils

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Farah ◽  
Abdelilah Afifi ◽  
Mohamed Fechtal ◽  
Abdelilah Chhen ◽  
Badr Satrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Fractional Distillation ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Myrtus Communis L

Comparative chemical composition and bioactivity of leaves essential oils from nine Sicilian accessions of Myrtus communis L.

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 546-555
Author(s):  
Antonella Maggio ◽  
Monica Rosa Loizzo ◽  
Luana Riccobono ◽  
Maurizio Bruno ◽  
Maria Concetta Tenuta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Myrtus Communis L

scholarly journals Chemical Composition of Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Berries Essential Oils as Observed in a Collection of Genotypes

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 2502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Usai ◽  
Mauro Marchetti ◽  
Nicola Culeddu ◽  
Maurizio Mulas
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Geranyl Acetate ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Myrtus Communis L

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is a shrub spontaneously growing in the Mediterranean area. The leaf and fruit content of essential oils and phenolic compounds justify the wide use of the plant as medicinal and aromatic. Because of overexploitation of wild plants, a domestication process is in progress in different regions and the influence of the genotype variability on the chemical composition of fruit essential oils may be useful to breeding programs. Consequently, the analysis performed on a selected group of candidate clones growing in the same field collection in Sardinia is the object of this report. Forty-seven selections provided fully ripe fruits for essential oil extraction by hydrodistillation and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Only five candidate clones showed white fruits. The highest yield of essential oil was observed in the LAC31 genotype with 0.55 g·kg−1, while the samples BOS1, MON5, RUM4, RUM10, V4 and V8 showed values above 0.20 g·kg−1 and most of the genotypes under 0.10 g·kg−1. Geranyl acetate was the compound with the highest relative abundance. The second compound for relative abundance was the 1,8-cineole. Other compounds with high relative abundance were α-terpinyl acetate, methyleugenol, linalool, α-terpineol, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, Trans-caryophyllene oxide, and humulene epoxide II.

scholarly journals Chemotaxonomic Evaluation by Volatolomics Analysis of Fifty-Two Genotypes of Myrtus communis L.

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1288
Author(s):  
Marianna Usai ◽  
Mauro Marchetti ◽  
Nicola Culeddu ◽  
Maurizio Mulas
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Myrtus Communis L ◽  
Leaf Essential Oil ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Minor Compounds

A population of 52 genotypes of Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.), selected in the framework of a domestication program and growing in the same collection field at Oristano (Central Western Sardinia, 39°54′ N 8°35′ E), was analyzed by GC/MS for leaf essential oil composition. The chemical composition of essential oils was quite variable with a number of compounds ranging from 31 to 78 depending on cultivar. One hundred and eighteen compounds were globally identified in the various genotypes. However, α-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, α-terpineol, and linalool always resulted as main components with few differences among samples. Minor compounds have been the determining factors in differentiating or associating genotypes in the outputs of a principal component analysis (PCA), where the results of another analysis of fruit essential oils of the same genotypes were also jointly used. Genotypes were discriminated according to mother plant characterization or ecological variables, such as site altitude, soil nature, and presence or absence of calcareous soils in the substrate of the localities of origin.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antifungal Effects of Vitex agnus-castus L. and Myrtus communis L. Plants

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 466-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melih YILAR ◽  
Yusuf BAYAN ◽  
Abdurrahman ONARAN
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Petri Dish ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Mycelium Growth ◽  
Agnus Castus ◽  
Petri Dishes

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of essential plant oils from Vitex agnus-castus L. (VAC) and Myrtus communis L. against the plant pathogens, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici (Sacc.) W.C. Synder & H.N. Hans, Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn., Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary and Verticillium dahliae Kleb., and to determine the chemical composition of the compounds in these essential oils. GC/MS analysis was identified 25 different compounds in VAC essential oil, while the main compounds were determined as Eucalyptol (17.75%), β-Caryophyllene (13.21%) and Spathulenol (10.41%). On the other hand, the essential oil of M. communis, consisted of 16 different compounds which were Eucalyptol (49.15%), Myrtenol (19.49%) and α-Pinene (8.38%) being its main compounds. An assessment of antifungal activity was performed under in vitro conditions. Plant pathogens were inoculated onto Petri dishes (60 mm) containing PDA medium (10 mL/Petri-1), and plant essential oils were applied at concentrations of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 5 and 10 (μL/Petri-1) into the 5 mm diameter wells opened on the Petri dish surface. After that, the Petri dishes incubated at 22±2 °C. The results of this study, the essential oil of M. communis, at a dose of 10 μL/ Petri, inhibited the 100% mycelium growth of V. dahliae, S. sclerotiorum and R. solani. The highest dose of VAC essential oil was also 100% inhibited V. dahliae and S. sclerotiorum. The LC50 and LC90 values of M. communis and VAC essential oil calculated for V. dahliae, FORL, S. sclerotiorum and R. solani. This plant extracts were shown by in vitro conditions to be potential antifungal agents.

Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of Myrtus communis L. berries extracts

2010 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 1242-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Ignazio Giovanni Tuberoso ◽  
Antonella Rosa ◽  
Ersilia Bifulco ◽  
Maria Paola Melis ◽  
Angela Atzeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Myrtus Communis L

scholarly journals The effect of some essential oils on pathogenes that cause eczema

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryem Karacam ◽  
Durmus Alpaslan Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Staphylococcus Epidermidis ◽  
Myrtus Communis ◽  
Plant Essential Oils ◽  
Myrtus Communis L ◽  
Thymbra Spicata

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of essential oils obtained from Thymbra spicata L., Lavandula angustifolia Mill. and Myrtus communis L. on the pathogens causing eczema Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213), Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 12228), Escheria coli (ATCC 25922), Acinetobacter baumannii (ATCC 43498), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) ve Candida albicans (ATCC 90028) were investigated. The MIC and MBC values of the essential oils used in the study against the pathogens causing eczema were determined. As a result of the results obtained, antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils used in the study on test microorganisms was determined. Among the essential oils, it was found that the most effective essential oil was thyme followed by the lavender.

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