Volatile constituents of Dianthus rupicola Biv. from Sicily: activity against microorganisms affecting cellulosic objects

Dianthus rupicola Biv. (cliffs carnation) is a camephytic, suffruticous, perennial plant growing up to 40 cm high. The plant is widespread in Sicily and neighbouring islands (Egadi, Lampedusa, Lipari) and in some areas of southern Italy. GC and GC-MS analyses of the essential oil distilled from the...

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Published in:Natural product research 2014-01, Vol.28 (20), p.1739-1746
Main Authors: Casiglia, Simona, Bruno, Maurizio, Senatore, Felice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents - isolation & purification
Antioxidants - chemistry
Bacillus - drug effects
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus ssp
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus
Dianthus - chemistry
Dianthus rupicola
essential oils
Flowers - chemistry
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Monoterpenes - chemistry
Monoterpenes - isolation & purification
Oils, Volatile - chemistry
Plant Oils - chemistry
Sicily
Thymol - chemistry
Thymol - isolation & purification
thymol and carvacrol derivatives
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Summary:Dianthus rupicola Biv. (cliffs carnation) is a camephytic, suffruticous, perennial plant growing up to 40 cm high. The plant is widespread in Sicily and neighbouring islands (Egadi, Lampedusa, Lipari) and in some areas of southern Italy. GC and GC-MS analyses of the essential oil distilled from the flowers showed the presence of 66 components. Its composition is characterised by the high content of thymol and carvacrol derivatives. A good antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus and Bacillussubtilis, both infesting cellulosic historical material, was shown, whereas the antioxidant capacity was determined to be quite poor.
ISSN:1478-6419
1478-6427
DOI:10.1080/14786419.2014.945087