Research in Plant Metabolites

Research in Plant Metabolites

Study of the essential oil of Ditrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter (Asteraceae) from Khouzestan province (Mollasani)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Nasrin Farasat 1
Azadeh EydiZadeh 2
Mojgan Zangeneh 3
Adel Poshtdar 4
1 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan
2 Master's degree in Cell Biology - Plant Development, Ghadir Student Research Center, Ahvaz District Iran.
3 PhD in Horticultural Sciences - Ornamental Plants, Department of Horticultural Sciences and Engineering, Khuzestan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mulathani, Iran.
4 4) PhD in Agriculture, Department of Plant Genetics and Production Engineering, Department of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Khuzestan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mulathani, Iran.
10.22034/jrpsm.2023.196751
Abstract
One of the effective groups of ‌plants, are essential oils, which are used in food, perfumery, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries due to their aromatic and special flavors. Essential oils and their compounds have multiple functions and different activities such as antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activities have been reported from the essential oils of various plants. In order to investigate and identify chemical compounds, the essential oil content of Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter, in Khuzestan province, was extracted by Clevenger apparatus and analyzed with a gas chromatography system connected to GC/MASS mass spectrometer. The percentage of essential oil of the leaves was 0.3%. In total, 25 compounds were isolated and identified from the essential oil of D. graveolens. The results showed that D. graveolens mainly contained about 39% trans-Caryophyllene as a major constituent, and 9.22% Sabinene and other compounds ranged from 0.52 to 4.86%. trans-Caryophyllene and Sabinene are the terpene compounds, which have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities.
Keywords
Ditrichia graveolens
Terpene
GC/MS
trans-Caryophyllene
Sabinene