TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical composition, antioxidant and insecticidal properties of essential oils from wild and cultivated Salvia aucheri subsp. blancoana (Webb. & Helder)), an endemic, threatened medicinal plant in Morocco
AU - El Abdouni Khiyari, Mohamed
AU - Kasrati, Ayoub
AU - Jamali, Chaima Alaoui
AU - Zeroual, Safia
AU - Markouk, Mohammed
AU - Bekkouche, Khalid
AU - Wohlmuth, Hans
AU - Leach, David
AU - Abbad, Abdelaziz
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Hydro-distilled essential oils (EOs) from the aerial parts of wild and cultivated Salvia aucheri subsp. blancoana, an endemic and threatened medicinal species of Morocco, were analyzed by GC/MS and screened for their antioxidant and insecticidal activities. In total 23 compounds representing more than 98.7% of the total oils were identified. Camphor (26.6-57.3%), camphene (6.3-22.0%), α-pinene (4.1-20.6%) and (E)-caryophyllene (5.4-5.7%) were found as the main constituents of the two oils. The EOs of the wild and cultivated material differed significantly in both the percentage of the main components and their biological activity. Camphor was more dominant in wild Moroccan sage oil (57.3%) than in cultivated sage (26.6%), while camphene (22.0%) and α-pinene (20.6%) were more abundant in the cultivated material compared to 6.3% and 4.1% respectively in wild sage. Regarding the biological activity, cultivated Moroccan sage oil showed the highest antioxidant activity, while the wild plant EO was the most effective against adults of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst.
AB - Hydro-distilled essential oils (EOs) from the aerial parts of wild and cultivated Salvia aucheri subsp. blancoana, an endemic and threatened medicinal species of Morocco, were analyzed by GC/MS and screened for their antioxidant and insecticidal activities. In total 23 compounds representing more than 98.7% of the total oils were identified. Camphor (26.6-57.3%), camphene (6.3-22.0%), α-pinene (4.1-20.6%) and (E)-caryophyllene (5.4-5.7%) were found as the main constituents of the two oils. The EOs of the wild and cultivated material differed significantly in both the percentage of the main components and their biological activity. Camphor was more dominant in wild Moroccan sage oil (57.3%) than in cultivated sage (26.6%), while camphene (22.0%) and α-pinene (20.6%) were more abundant in the cultivated material compared to 6.3% and 4.1% respectively in wild sage. Regarding the biological activity, cultivated Moroccan sage oil showed the highest antioxidant activity, while the wild plant EO was the most effective against adults of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst.
KW - Morocco
KW - antioxidants
KW - endemic plants
KW - essences and essential oils
KW - medicinal plants
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:32071
U2 - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.03.029
DO - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.03.029
M3 - Article
SN - 0926-6690
VL - 57
SP - 106
EP - 109
JO - Industrial Crops and Products
JF - Industrial Crops and Products
ER -
