The bioactive essential oil of Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp ternatum (Velen.) Brummitt

Iscan G., DEMİRCİ F., Kurkcuoglu M., Kivanc M., Baser K.

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES, vol.58, no.3-4, pp.195-200, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-200
  • Keywords: Heracleum sphondylium subsp ternatum, essential oil, antimicrobial activity, NATURAL-PRODUCTS, ASSAY, FUNGI
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The essential oil of Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. ternatum (Velen.) Brummit (Umbelliferae) was isolated from crushed seeds by means of hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Major components were identified as 1-octanol (50.3%), octyl butyrate (24.6%), and octyl acetate (7.3%). Furthermore, antimicrobial activity of the oil was evaluated using microdilution broth and agar diffusion methods. The bioactive constituent of the essential oil was determined as 1-octanol by using a bioautography assay.