Daucus is a genus of economically important plants belonging to Apiaceae family spread in temperate regions. Species of this genus are used as food and several biological properties have reported. The chemical composition of the essential oils from different organs (roots, stems and flowers) of Daucus carota subsp. maximus, a species not previously investigated, was analyzed by GC-MS. Our results showed the presence of β-phellandrene as the most abundant component of stems and flowers and of γ-terpinene as a major compound of the oil from the roots. Flower essential oil caused a greater increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) cells compared to stem and root essential oils. The antimicrobial activity of the flower and stem oil were more effective, compared to root oil, against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball from Pantelleria, Sicily (Italy): isolation of essential oils and evaluation of their bioactivity / Badalamenti, Natale; Modica, Aurora; Ilardi, Vincenzo; Bruno, Maurizio; Maresca, Viviana; Zanfardino, Anna; Di Napoli, Michela; Castagliuolo, Giusy; Varcamonti, Mario; Basile, Adriana. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6427. - 36:22(2022), pp. 5842-5847. [10.1080/14786419.2021.2018588]

Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball from Pantelleria, Sicily (Italy): isolation of essential oils and evaluation of their bioactivity

Bruno, Maurizio;Maresca, Viviana
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Zanfardino, Anna;Di Napoli, Michela;Varcamonti, Mario;
2022

Abstract

Daucus is a genus of economically important plants belonging to Apiaceae family spread in temperate regions. Species of this genus are used as food and several biological properties have reported. The chemical composition of the essential oils from different organs (roots, stems and flowers) of Daucus carota subsp. maximus, a species not previously investigated, was analyzed by GC-MS. Our results showed the presence of β-phellandrene as the most abundant component of stems and flowers and of γ-terpinene as a major compound of the oil from the roots. Flower essential oil caused a greater increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) cells compared to stem and root essential oils. The antimicrobial activity of the flower and stem oil were more effective, compared to root oil, against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
2022
Daucus carota subsp. maximus (Desf.) Ball from Pantelleria, Sicily (Italy): isolation of essential oils and evaluation of their bioactivity / Badalamenti, Natale; Modica, Aurora; Ilardi, Vincenzo; Bruno, Maurizio; Maresca, Viviana; Zanfardino, Anna; Di Napoli, Michela; Castagliuolo, Giusy; Varcamonti, Mario; Basile, Adriana. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6427. - 36:22(2022), pp. 5842-5847. [10.1080/14786419.2021.2018588]
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