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- Title
Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Essential Oils of Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L. under Different Growth Conditions.
- Authors
De Falco, Enrica; Mancini, Emilia; Roscigno, Graziana; Mignola, Enrico; Scafati, Orazio Taglialatela; Senatore, Felice
- Abstract
This research was aimed at investigating the essential oil production, chemical composition and biological activity of a crop of pink flowered oregano (Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare L.) under different spatial distribution of the plants (single and binate rows). This plant factor was shown to affect its growth, soil covering, fresh biomass, essential oil amount and composition. In particular, the essential oil percentage was higher for the binate row treatment at the full bloom. The chemical composition of the oils obtained by hydrodistillation was fully characterized by GC and GC-MS. The oil from plants grown in single rows was rich in sabinene, while plants grown in double rows were richer in ocimenes. The essential oils showed antimicrobial action, mainly against Gram-positive pathogens and particularly Bacillus cereus and B. subtilis.
- Subjects
CHEMICAL composition of plants; BOTANICAL chemistry; COMPOSITION of cotton; COMPOSITION of forage plants; COMPOSITION of grain
- Publication
Molecules, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 12, p14948
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules181214948