Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars
Essential oils of the fruits of three organically grown cultivars of Egyptian fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum, Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce and Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare) were examined for their chemical constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Gas chromatography/mass...
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| author | Mahmoud A. Saleh Faiza M. Hammouda Fawzia H. Abdel-Rahman Elsayed A. Omer Saber F. Hendawy Abeer Y. Ibrahim Abdelaaty A. Shahat |
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| description | Essential oils of the fruits of three organically grown cultivars of Egyptian fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum, Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce and Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare) were examined for their chemical constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of the essential oils revealed the presence of 18 major monoterpenoids in all three cultivars but their percentage in each oil were greatly different. trans-Anethole, estragole, fenchone and limonene were highly abundant in all of the examined oils. Antioxidant activities of the essential oils were evaluated using the DPPH radical scavenging, lipid peroxidation and metal chelating assays. Essential oils from the azoricum and dulce cultivars were more effective antioxidants than that from the vulgare cultivar. Antimicrobial activities of each oil were measured against two species of fungi, two species of Gram negative and two species of Gram positive bacteria. All three cultivars showed similar antimicrobial activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53d3d73af6ff49f8ae975ec1a2b119222022-12-22T01:20:21ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492011-02-011621366137710.3390/molecules16021366Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel CultivarsMahmoud A. SalehFaiza M. HammoudaFawzia H. Abdel-RahmanElsayed A. OmerSaber F. HendawyAbeer Y. IbrahimAbdelaaty A. ShahatEssential oils of the fruits of three organically grown cultivars of Egyptian fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum, Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce and Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare) were examined for their chemical constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of the essential oils revealed the presence of 18 major monoterpenoids in all three cultivars but their percentage in each oil were greatly different. trans-Anethole, estragole, fenchone and limonene were highly abundant in all of the examined oils. Antioxidant activities of the essential oils were evaluated using the DPPH radical scavenging, lipid peroxidation and metal chelating assays. Essential oils from the azoricum and dulce cultivars were more effective antioxidants than that from the vulgare cultivar. Antimicrobial activities of each oil were measured against two species of fungi, two species of Gram negative and two species of Gram positive bacteria. All three cultivars showed similar antimicrobial activity.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/2/1366/Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricumFoeniculum vulgare var. dulceFoeniculum vulgare var. vulgareantibacterialantifungalantioxidantorganic agricultureGCMSDPPH |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud A. Saleh Faiza M. Hammouda Fawzia H. Abdel-Rahman Elsayed A. Omer Saber F. Hendawy Abeer Y. Ibrahim Abdelaaty A. Shahat Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars Molecules Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare antibacterial antifungal antioxidant organic agriculture GCMS DPPH |
| title | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars |
| title_full | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars |
| title_short | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils from Organically Cultivated Fennel Cultivars |
| title_sort | chemical composition antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils from organically cultivated fennel cultivars |
| topic | Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare antibacterial antifungal antioxidant organic agriculture GCMS DPPH |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/2/1366/ |
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