title: Volatile constituents of Dianthus rupicola Biv. from Sicily: activity against microorganisms affecting cellulosic objects.
abstract: Dianthus rupicola Biv. (cliffs carnation) is a camephytic, suffruticous, perennial plant growing up to 40 cm high. The plant is widespread in Sicily and neighbouring islands (Egadi, Lampedusa, Lipari) and in some areas of southern Italy. GC and GC-MS analyses of the essential oil distilled from the flowers showed the presence of 66 components. Its composition is characterised by the high content of thymol and carvacrol derivatives. A good antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus and Bacillussubtilis, both infesting cellulosic historical material, was shown, whereas the antioxidant capacity was determined to be quite poor.
authors.affiliation: a Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF) , Università di Palermo , Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II, 90128 , Palermo , Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casiglia
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry; D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects; D000081007:Cymenes; D029749:Dianthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012802:Sicily; D013943:Thymol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D000081007:Cymenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D013943:Thymol; C073316:carvacrol
keywords: Bacillus ssp; Caryophyllaceae; Dianthus rupicola; essential oils; thymol and carvacrol derivatives