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Planta Med 2014; 80(13): 1079-1087
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1382957
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Chemical Composition and Biological Effects of Artemisia maritima and Artemisia nilagirica Essential Oils from Wild Plants of Western Himalaya

Iris Stappen
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
,
Jürgen Wanner
2   Kurt Kitzing Co., Wallerstein, Germany
,
Nurhayat Tabanca
3   National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
,
David E. Wedge
4   US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
,
Abbas Ali
3   National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
,
Ikhlas A. Khan
3   National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
5   Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
,
Vijay K. Kaul
6   CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India
,
Brij Lal
7   Biodiversity Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India
,
Vikas Jaitak
7   Biodiversity Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India
8   Centre for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
,
Velizar Gochev
9   Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, “Paisii Hilendarski” – University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
,
Tania Girova
9   Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, “Paisii Hilendarski” – University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
,
Albena Stoyanova
10   Department of Essential Oils, University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
,
Erich Schmidt
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
,
Leopold Jirovetz
1   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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received 11 December 2013
revised 11 July 2014

accepted 13 July 2014

Publication Date:
15 August 2014 (online)

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Chemical Composition and Biological Effects of Artemisia maritima and Artemisia nilagirica Essential Oils from Wild Plants of Western HimalayaPlanta Med 2014; 80(13): E2-E2
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383036

Abstract

Artemisia species possess pharmacological properties that are used for medical purposes worldwide. In this paper, the essential oils from the aerial parts of Artemisia nilagirica and Artemisia maritima from the western Indian Himalaya region are described. The main compounds analyzed by simultaneous GC/MS and GC/FID were camphor and 1,8-cineole from A. maritima, and camphor and artemisia ketone from A. nilagirica. Additionally, the oils were evaluated for their antibacterial, antifungal, mosquito biting deterrent, and larvicidal activities. A. nilagirica essential oil demonstrated nonselective antifungal activity against plant pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum fragariae, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, whereas A. maritima did not show antifungal activity. Both Artemisia spp. exhibited considerable mosquito biting deterrence, whereas only A. nilagirica showed larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. Antibacterial effects assessed by an agar dilution assay demonstrated greater activity of A. maritima essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared to A. nilagirica.

Key words

Artemisia nilagirica - Artemisia maritima - Asteraceae - antifungal activity - antibacterial activity - biting deterrence - larvicidal activity
 

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