Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Ferula latisecta and Mozaffariania insignis from Iran

Abstract

The hydrodistilled oils from the aerial parts of Ferula latisecta and Mozaffariania insignis, which is endemic to Iran, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. (Z)-Ocimenone (32.4%), (E)-ocimenone (20.3%), and cis-pinocarvone (11.4%) were the main components among the 22 constituents characterized in the oil of F. latisecta, representing 87.7% of the total components detected. Twenty-five compounds were identified in the oil of M. insignis, representing 99.0% of the total oil, with octyl acetate (41.1%), β-pinene (30.3%), and α-pinene (23.9%) as the main constituents. The essential oils were examined for their potential antimicrobial activities.

Chemotaxonomic Significance of the Essential Oils of 18 Ferula Species (Apiaceae) from Iran

“…The former species, which forms a separate subgroup, i.e., OS-1, belongs to the monotypic subgenus Scorodosma, whereas the two latter species, forming the subgroup OS-2, were attributed to the subgenus Merwia. While the leave essential oils of F. latisecta characterized by Iranshahi et al [17] exhibited similarity to the present oil, the oil extracted from the aerial parts of this species by Habibi et al [18] showed a different general oil profile. In the essential oil of F. assa-foetida reported by Khajeh et al [29] and our present oil, 1-methylpropyl (1E)-prop-1-en-1-yl disulfide (3) was detected as the main constituent.…”

Volatile Constituents of the Aerial parts ofFerulago subvelutinaRech. f.,Ferulago stellataBoiss., Leaves and Flowers ofPrangos ferulacea(L.) Lindle. and Leaves ofFerula ovina(Boiss.) Boiss. Four Umbelliferae Herbs from Iran

“…The main component identified in the essential oils of F. flabolliloba 43 , F. latisecta 49 , F. persica 60 , from Iran, was δ-cadinene (13.2 %), (Z)-ocimenone (32.4 %) and dillapiole (57.3 %), respectively.…”

“…Previously we reported the oils composition of some species of this genus found in Iran [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] .…”

Chemical composition, allelopatic and antimicrobial potentials of the essential oil ofZosima absinthifolia(Vent.) Link fruits from Iran

“…Thus, the strong antimicrobial effects of Z. absinthifolia fruit oil could be primarily due to the presence of 1-octanol in the oil. On the other hand, essential oils with high amount of octyl acetate exhibit antibacterial effects (Habibi et al, 2006). Hence, it is possible that octyl acetate might be involved in some type of synergism with 1-octanol in causing the antimicrobial effects of the essential oil of Z. absinthifolia fruits.…”