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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Phagnalon Saxatile (L.) Cass. (Asteraceae) Growing Wild in Southern Italy

2005; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/0972060x.2005.10662136

0976-5026

Felice Senatore, Carmen Formisano, A. Grassia, Daniela Rigano, Gabriella Bellone, Maurizio Bruno,

Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Abstract The essential oil from aerial parts of Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass. (Asteraceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil content was 0.15% (v/w), on a dry weight basis. The oil composition was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Altogether 66 compounds were identified accounting for 93.2% of the oil. Sesquiterpenes represent the 23.9% of the oil. In the oil were also present fatty acids (21.8%) and waxes (19.3%). The oil shows no antibacterial activity.