Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
Nemer N
Lebanon
Research Article
Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Isolated from Aerial Parts of Prangos asperula Boiss. (Apiaceae) Growing Wild in Lebanon
Author(s): Mneimne M, Baydoun S, Nemer N and Apostolides NAMneimne M, Baydoun S, Nemer N and Apostolides NA
Prangos species have been commonly used in traditional medicine in East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. The hydrodistilled essential oils by HDC from different fresh aerial parts (stems and leaves, flowers and fruits) of Prangos asperula Boiss., growing wild in Lebanon were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Forty two, 46 and 4 compounds representing 75.5%, 86.9% and 99.8% of the total fresh stems and leaves, flowers and fruits oils were, respectively, identified. The main compounds characterizing these oils were nerolidol (15.2%), p-menth-3-ene (13.3%), β-myrcene (9.2%) in stem and leaves; p-menth-3-ene (14.9%), nerolidol (14.7%), β-phellandrene (7.9%) in flowers; sabinene (43.5%), β-phellandrene (36.1%), α-phellandrene (11.9%) and α-terpinene (8.3%) in fruits. The antimicrobial activity of the total essential oil evaluated by gro.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0412.1000242