Salvia desoleana Atzei & V. Picci is an indigenous species in Sardinia island used in folk medicine to treat menstrual, digestive and central nervous system diseases. Nowadays, it is widely cultivated for the pleasant smell of its essential oil (EO), whose antimicrobial and antifungal activities have already been screened. This study evaluated the in vitro anti-Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) ac...

The compositions of essential oils (EOs) from Spanish marjoram (Thymus mastichina L.) grown in several bioclimatic zones of Murcia (SE Spain) were studied to determine their absolute and relative concentrations using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. 1,8-Cineole and linalool were the main components, followed by α-pinene, β-pinene and α-terpineol. (-)-Linalool, (+)-α-terpineol and (+)-α-pin...

Salvia sclarea L. is an important industrial crop, valued for its herbal-aromatic properties and high quality essential oils, that used in food, pharmaceuticals cosmetics. In this study, carried out from 2009 to 2010, the morphological production characteristics oil content composition of three Sicilian populations were studied. particular, oils extracted primary secondary inflorescences using ...

The study was conducted to determine the insecticidal and behavioral effect of essential oils (EOs) extracted from three lavender cultivars, Hemus, Raya Yubileina, against adult stage Sitophilus granarius (L., 1758) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under laboratory conditions. contact, fumigant repellent effects plant EOs were investigated possible germination inhibitory on wheat evaluated. samples ...

Abstract Thirty-one samples of essential oils used both in perfumery and aromatherapy were purchased to business-to-consumers suppliers submitted standard gas chromatography-based analysis their chemical composition. Their compliance with ISO AFNOR standards was checked revealed, although ranges are relatively loose, that more than 45% the analyzed failed pass test 19% diluted solvents such as ...

The aim of this study was to test the quality (physicochemical and sensory odor properties) bioactivity (antimicrobial antioxidant activities) essential oils (EO) obtained from most frequently cultivated lavender lavandin varieties in Serbia, whose cultivation areas were previously reserved for warmer climates, outside agroecological region Serbia. Seven EO true lavenders (L. angustifolia Mill....

The conversion of geranyl pyrophosphate to (-)-endo-fenchol is considered to proceed by the initial isomerization of the substrate to (-)-(3R)-linalyl pyrophosphate and the subsequent cyclization of this bound intermediate. Incubation of (1R)-[2-14C,1-3H]- and (1S)-[2-14C,1-3H]geranyl pyrophosphate with a preparation of (-)-endo-fenchol cyclase (synthase) from common fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)...

Plant-derived chemicals including aroma oil compounds have an ability to inhibit nerve conduction and modulate transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. Although applying aroma oils to the skin produces a local anesthetic effect, this has not been yet examined throughly. The aim of the present study was to know how nerve conduction inhibitions by aroma oil compounds are related to their chem...

In this study, Salvia officinalis L. and sclarea essential oils (EOs) were investigated using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to describe their chemical composition. The obtained results show, for both EOs, a profile rich in terpene metabolites, with monoterpenes predominating sesquiterpenes but significant qualitative quantitative differences. main compound found the EO (SOEO) was...