title: Chemical composition and antifungal properties of essential oils of three Pistacia species.
abstract: The chemical composition of essential oils obtained from the leaves of Pistacia vera, Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia lentiscus and the resin of Pistacia lentiscus were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. alpha-Pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, terpinen-4-ol and alpha-terpineol were found to be the major components. The antifungal activities of the above oils and P. lentiscus resin (total, acidic and neutral fractions) against the growth of three agricultural pathogens, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium sambucinum were evaluated. Some doses of P. terebinthus, P. vera and P. lentiscus leaf oils and total and neutral fraction of P. lentiscus resin significantly inhibited the growth of R. solani. However, all samples did not show antifungal activity against P. ultimum and F. sambucinum, but increased the growth of F. sambucinum.
authors.affiliation: Muğla University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Muğla 48000, Turkey.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Duru
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kordali
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harmandar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D027927:Pistacia; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010938:Plant Oils