GC-MS analysis of essential oils from some Greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on Penicillium digitatum

dc.contributor.author	Daferera, DJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Ziogas, BN	en
dc.contributor.author	Polissiou, MG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:44:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:44:18Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	00218561	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf990835x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/1795
dc.subject	Antimicrobial	en
dc.subject	Essential oils	en
dc.subject	Fungitoxicity	en
dc.subject	GC-MS analysis	en
dc.subject	Penicillium digitatum	en
dc.subject.other	antifungal agent	en
dc.subject.other	essential oil	en
dc.subject.other	herb	en
dc.subject.other	phenol derivative	en
dc.subject.other	angiosperm	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	bacterial growth	en
dc.subject.other	chemical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	chemical composition	en
dc.subject.other	chemistry	en
dc.subject.other	drug effect	en
dc.subject.other	gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	germination	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	mass fragmentography	en
dc.subject.other	mass spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	methodology	en
dc.subject.other	microbiological examination	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	Penicillium	en
dc.subject.other	Penicillium digitatum	en
dc.subject.other	phytotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	quantitative assay	en
dc.subject.other	Angiosperms	en
dc.subject.other	Antifungal Agents	en
dc.subject.other	Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Lamiaceae	en
dc.subject.other	Microbial Sensitivity Tests	en
dc.subject.other	Oils, Volatile	en
dc.subject.other	Penicillium	en
dc.subject.other	Phenols	en
dc.title	GC-MS analysis of essential oils from some Greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on Penicillium digitatum	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1021/jf990835x	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	The isolated essential oils from seven air-dried plant species were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thymus vulgaris (thyme), Origanum vulgare (oregano), and Origanum dictamus (dictamus) essential oils were found to be rich in phenolic compounds representing 65.8, 71.1, and 78.0% of the total oil, respectively. Origanum majorana (marjoram) oil was constituted of hydrocarbons (42.1%), alcohols (24.3%), and phenols (14.2%). The essential oil from Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (lavender) was characterized by the presence of alcohols (58.8%) and esters (32.7%). Ethers predominated in Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) and Salvia fruticosa (sage) essential oils constituting 88.9 and 78.0%, respectively. The radial growth, conidial germination, and production of Penicillium digitatum were inhibited completely by oregano, thyme, dictamus, and marjoram essential oils at relatively low concentrations (250-400 μg/mL). Lavender, rosemary, and sage essential oils presented less inhibitory effect on the radial growth and conidial germination of P. digitatum. Conidial production of P. digitatum was not affected by the above oils at concentrations up to 1000 μg/mL. Apart from oregano oil, all essential oils were more effective in the inhibition of conidial germination than of radial growth. The monoterpene components, which participate in essential oils in different compositions, seem to have more than an additive effect in fungal inhibition.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1021/jf990835x	en
dc.identifier.spage	2576	en
dc.identifier.epage	2581	en