Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from four Asteraceae plants grown in Egypt

• Published in: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. A journal of biosciences Vol. 73; no. 7; pp. 313 - 318
• Main Authors: Bandeira Reidel, Rose Vanessa, Nardoni, Simona, Mancianti, Francesca, Anedda, Claudia, El Gendy, Abd El-Nasser G., Omer, Elsayed A., Pistelli, Luisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany De Gruyter 26-07-2018
• Subjects: Antifungal Agents - chemistry; Antifungal Agents - pharmacology; Asteraceae - chemistry; Egypt; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Oils, Volatile - chemistry; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Plant Oils - chemistry; Plant Oils - pharmacology; Egypt; Artemisia dracunculus; Tagetes lucida; Artemisia judaica; Launaea cornuta
• ISSN: 0939-5075; 1865-7125
• DOI: 10.1515/znc-2017-0219

The objective of the present paper was the assessment of the chemical composition of the essential oils from four Asteraceae species with a considerable food, medicinal, and agricultural value, collected in Egypt, together with their in vitro inhibitory activity against molds and yeasts. The essential oil of
flowers was also evaluated for the first time, but because of its very low yield (<0.01%), no antifungal test was performed.