title: Volatile constituents of aerial parts of Centaurea sibthorpii (Sect. Carduiformes, Asteraceae) from Greece and their biological activity.
abstract: The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of Centaurea sibthorpii [Sect. Carduiformes, Asteraceae] collected in Greece were extracted by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC and GC-MS. Altogether 63 components were identified. Fatty acids and sesquiterpenoidic compounds were the most abundant components in the oil. A study on the biological activity of the oil showed no action against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, I 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Formisano
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mignola
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bancheva
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosselli
mesh_terms: D031179:Centaurea / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006115:Greece; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils