title: Chemical composition and free radical scavenging activity of the essential oil of Achillea ligustica growing wild in Lipari (Aeolian Islands, Sicily).
abstract: In the present study the chemical composition of the essential oils from aerial parts and flowers of Achillea ligustica All., collected in Lipari (Aeolian Islands) was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. (Z)-Chrysanthenyl acetate was the most abundant component of both oils (29.6% in A1 and 27.8% in F1), followed by viridiflorol (16.8% in A1 and 21.6% in F1), bornyl acetate (8.7% in A1 and 11.6% in F1) and 1,8-cineole (7.4% in A1 and 9.3% in F1). A comparison was made of the composition of the different populations studied so far. Futhermore, the free radical scavenging activity of the oil was determined by DPPH and ABTS methods.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Maladies Transmissibles et Substances Biologiquement Actives LR99ES27, Faculté de Pharmacie, Avenue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Zyed
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rouis
authors.affiliation: Department STEBICEF, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II - 90128 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maggio
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Roma "La Sapienza ", P.le Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.affiliation: Department STEBICEF, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II - 90128 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano, 49 - 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
mesh_terms: D031162:Achillea / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012802:Sicily
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D009822:Oils, Volatile