Composition and antifungal activity on soil-borne pathogens of the essential oil of Salvia sclarea from Greece

J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Nov 6;50(23):6688-91. doi: 10.1021/jf020422n.

Abstract

The hydrodistilled essential oils of the aerial parts of wild-growing Salvia sclarea originated from two localities in Greece were analyzed by GC-MS. Sixty-six compounds, representing 93.26-98.19% of the oils, were identified. Linalyl acetate (19.75-31.05%), linalool (18.46-30.43%), geranyl acetate (4.45-12.1%), and alpha-terpineol (5.08-7.56%) were the main components. The antifungal activity of the oil of one locality and of the main components, linalyl acetate and linalool, was evaluated in vitro against three soil-borne pathogens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / analysis
  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / drug effects
  • Ascomycota / growth & development
  • Cyclohexane Monoterpenes
  • Cyclohexenes
  • Fusarium / drug effects
  • Fusarium / growth & development
  • Greece
  • Monoterpenes / analysis
  • Monoterpenes / pharmacology
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Salvia / chemistry*
  • Soil Microbiology*
  • Terpenes / analysis

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Cyclohexane Monoterpenes
  • Cyclohexenes
  • Monoterpenes
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils
  • Terpenes
  • alpha-terpineol
  • geranyl acetate
  • linalyl acetate
  • linalool