Antifungal constituents of the essential oil fraction of Artemisia dracunculus L. Var. dracunculus

J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Nov 20;50(24):6989-92. doi: 10.1021/jf020466w.

Abstract

The isolation and structure elucidation of antifungal constituents of the steam-distilled essential oil fraction of Artemisia dracunculus are described. Antifungal activities of 5-phenyl-1,3-pentadiyne and capillarin against Colletrotichum fragariae, Colletrotichum gloeosporioides, and Colletrotichum acutatum are reported for the first time. The relative abundance of 5-phenyl-1,3-pentadiyne is about 11% of the steam-distilled oil, as determined by GC-MS. Methyleugenol was also isolated and identified as an antifungal constituent of the oil.

MeSH terms

  • Artemisia / chemistry*
  • Colletotrichum / drug effects
  • Eugenol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Eugenol / analysis
  • Eugenol / pharmacology
  • Fungicides, Industrial / analysis*
  • Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils
  • methyleugenol
  • Eugenol