Chemical composition, plant genetic differences, antimicrobial and antifungal activity investigation of the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Alberto Angioni, Andrea Barra, Elisabetta Cereti, Daniela Barile, Jean Daniel Coïsson, Marco Arlorio, Sandro Dessi, Valentina Coroneo, Paolo Cabras

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Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of the Sardinian Rosmarinus officinalis L. obtained by hydro distillation and steam\hydro distillation was studied using GC-FID and MS. Samples were collected at different latitude and longitude of Sardinia (Italy). The yields ranged between 1.75 and 0.48% (v/w, volume/dry-weight). A total of 30 components were identified. The major compounds in the essential oil were a-pinene, borneol, (-) camphene, camphor, verbenone, and bornyl-acetate. Multivariate analysis carried out on chemical molecular markers, with the appraisal of chemical, pedological, and random amplified polymorphic DNA data, allows four different clusters to be distiguished. The antimicrobial and antifungal tests showed a weak activity of Sardinian rosemary. On the other hand, an inductive effect on fungal growth, especially toward Fusarium graminearum was observed.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)3530-3535
Numero di pagine6
RivistaJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume52
Numero di pubblicazione11
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2 giu 2004

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