Antifungal and Insecticidal Properties of Juniperus thurifera Leaves

The hydro-distilled essential oil from the leaves of Juniperus thurifera L. (JTEO) was analyzed by GC-MS and examined for its insecticidal, antifungal and antioxidant activities. A total of 51 compounds were identified. The major components were sabinene (22.4%), followed by terpinen-4-ol (11.0%) an...

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Published in:Natural product communications 2018-08, Vol.13 (8)
Main Authors: Jemli, Meryem El, Khattabi, Naima, Lachqer, Khadija, Touati, Driss, Jemli, Yousra El, Marmouzi, Ilias, Wakrim, El Mahdi, Cherrah, Yahia, Alaoui, Katim
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Language:English
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Summary:The hydro-distilled essential oil from the leaves of Juniperus thurifera L. (JTEO) was analyzed by GC-MS and examined for its insecticidal, antifungal and antioxidant activities. A total of 51 compounds were identified. The major components were sabinene (22.4%), followed by terpinen-4-ol (11.0%) and α-pinene (5.9%). JTEO exhibited interesting insecticidal activity against adults of Acanthoscelides obtectus, Tribolium castaneum and Sitophilus oryzae, with LC50 values of 0.1, 0.6 and 2.0×10−2 μL/mL, respectively. Moreover, JTEO showed inhibitory activity against Alternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Verticillium dahlia with mycelial growth inhibition ranging from 24.0% to 92.1%. Finally, JTEO demonstrated a moderate antioxidant effect.
ISSN:1934-578X
1555-9475
DOI:10.1177/1934578X1801300831