Volatile constituents of aerial parts of Centaurea sibthorpii (Sect. Carduiformes, Asteraceae) from Greece and their biological activity

Nat Prod Res. 2008;22(10):840-5. doi: 10.1080/14786410701567747.

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of Centaurea sibthorpii [Sect. Carduiformes, Asteraceae] collected in Greece were extracted by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC and GC-MS. Altogether 63 components were identified. Fatty acids and sesquiterpenoidic compounds were the most abundant components in the oil. A study on the biological activity of the oil showed no action against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Centaurea / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Fatty Acids / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Greece
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils