Chemical composition of the essential oils of mongolian wormwoodsArtemisia xerophytica andA. xantaphora

The chemical compositions of the hydrocarbon fractions of the essential oils of endemic wormwoods of Mongolia,Artemisia xerophytica (xerophytic wormwood) andArtemisia xantaphora (yellow wormwood), have been investigated. In the essential oil ofA. xerophytica 22 hydrocarbons out of 26 have been identified and in that ofA. xantaphora 18 out of 27.     

Chemical composition of the essential oils ofZiziphora growing under various ecological conditions

It has been established that, in spite of different ecological conditions of the growth of the endemic speciesZiziphora vychodceviana, Z. pedicellata, andZ. persica, they are characterized by identical biosyntheses of terpenoids and differ by the ratio of the main components of their essential oils.Institute of Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 727–729, November–December, 1994.     

Chemical composition of essential oils of plants of the genus Schizonepeta

Tomsk State Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 290–291, March–April, 1989.     

Chemical composition of the essential oils ofZiziphora growing under various ecological conditions

It has been established that, in spite of different ecological conditions of the growth of the endemic speciesZiziphora vychodceviana, Z. pedicellata, andZ. persica, they are characterized by identical biosyntheses of terpenoids and differ by the ratio of the main components of their essential oils. Institute of Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 727–729, November–December, 1994.     

Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils of Pinus patula

Essential oils isolated from needles of Pinus patula by hydrodistillation were analyzed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty-eight compounds were identified, representing 98.3% of the total oil. The oil was rich in monoterpene hydrocarbons (62.4%), particularly alpha-pinene (35.2%) and beta-phellandrene (19.5%). The in vitro antifungal assay showed that P. patula oil significantly inhibited the growth of 9 plant pathogenic fungi. The oil, when tested on Sinapis arvensis, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris canariensis and Trifolium campestre, completely inhibited seed germination and seedling growth of all species. Our preliminary results showed that P. patula essential oil could be valorized for the control of weeds and fungal plant diseases.     

Chemical composition,phytotoxic and antifungal properties of Ruta chalepensis L. essential oils

The chemical composition, and phytotoxic and antifungal activities of the essential oils isolated by using hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Tunisian rue were evaluated. Significant variations were observed among harvest periods. The analysis of the chemical composition by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry showed that 2-undecanone (33.4–49.8%), 2-heptanol acetate (13.5–15.4%) and α-pinene (9.8–11.9%) were the main components. The antifungal ability of rue essential oils was tested by using disc agar diffusion against ten plant pathogenic fungi. A high antifungal activity was observed for the essential oil isolated at flowering developmental phase. Furthermore, rue essential oils showed high level of herbicidal activity against several weeds.     

Chemical composition and antimicrobial evaluation of the essential oils of Bocageopsis pleiosperma Maas

Essential oils from the leaves, twigs and barks of Bocageopsis pleiosperma Maas were obtained by using hydrodistillation and analysed by using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Several compounds (51) were detected and identified, being β-bisabolene the main component in all aerial parts of the plant, with higher concentration in the leaves (55.77%), followed by barks (38.53%) and twigs (34.37%). In order to increase the biological knowledge about the essential oil of Bocageopsis species, antimicrobial activities were evaluated against the microorganisms Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Candida tropicalis, Candida dubliniensis, Candida glabrata and Candida albicans. The essential oil obtained from the barks exhibited a moderate effect against S. epidermidis ATCC 1228 (MIC = 250 μg/mL), while the other oils did not exhibit antimicrobial activity. These results represent the first report about the chemical composition of B. pleiosperma and the first antimicrobial evaluation with a Bocageopsis species.