Chemical composition and phytotoxic effects of essential oils of Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. and Salvia multicaulis Vahl. var. simplicifolia Boiss. growing wild in Lebanon.
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.
Mancini
Emilia
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Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy. emancini@unisa.it
Arnold
Nelly Apostolides
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De Martino
Laura
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De Feo
Vincenzo
V
Formisano
Carmen
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Rigano
Daniela
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Senatore
Felice
F
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
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils