title: Chemical composition and phytotoxic effects of essential oils of Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. and Salvia multicaulis Vahl. var. simplicifolia Boiss. growing wild in Lebanon.
abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oils of S. hierosolymitana Boiss. and S. multicaulis Vahl. var. simplicifolia Boiss. collected in Lebanon was studied by means of GC and GC-MS analysis. In all 115 compounds were identified: 82 for S hierosolymitana and 72 for S. multicaulis var. simplicifolia. The presence of carbonylic compounds (17%) characterizes the oil from S. hierosolymitana,while S. multicaulis var. simplicifolia oil is rich of monoterpenes (34.5%) and sesquiterpenes (46.9%). The effects of the essential oils on germination and initial radical elongation of Raphanus sativus L. (radish) and Lepidium sativum L. (garden cress) were studied, indicating in a different activity against radical elongation of the species tested.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy. emancini@unisa.it
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Nelly Apostolides
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Martino
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Feo
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Formisano
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rigano
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007861:Lebanon; D029686:Lepidium / Q000187:drug effects; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D031224:Raphanus / Q000187:drug effects; D027544:Salvia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils