Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity
In the framework of the correlation between chemotaxonomy and chemical analysis studies, the chemical composition of the essential oils of four varieties of Thuja species cultivated in Poland − T. occidentalis ‘globosa’, T. occidentalis ‘aurea’, T. plicata and T. plicata ‘gracialis’ − were investiga...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2009-11-01
|
| Series: | Molecules |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/11/4707/ |
| _version_ | 1818823594220716032 |
|---|---|
| author | Caroline Spyropoulos Ioanna Chinou Miroslawa Krauze-Baranowska Loretta Pobłocka-Olech Dimitroula Tsiri Konstantia Graikou |
| author_facet | Caroline Spyropoulos Ioanna Chinou Miroslawa Krauze-Baranowska Loretta Pobłocka-Olech Dimitroula Tsiri Konstantia Graikou |
| author_sort | Caroline Spyropoulos |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In the framework of the correlation between chemotaxonomy and chemical analysis studies, the chemical composition of the essential oils of four varieties of Thuja species cultivated in Poland − T. occidentalis ‘globosa’, T. occidentalis ‘aurea’, T. plicata and T. plicata ‘gracialis’ − were investigated by GC and GC-MS. Thirty-one compounds were identified from T. occidentalis ‘globosa’, representing 96.92% of the total oil; twenty-seven from T. occidentalis ‘aurea’ (94.34%); thirty-one from T. plicata (94.75%); and thirty compounds from T. plicata ‘gracialis’ (96.36%). The main constituents in all samples were the monoterpene ketones α- and β-thujone, fenchone and sabinene, as well as the diterpenes beyerene and rimuene.The chemosystematic value of the total ketone content of all samples (which varied from 54.30–69.18%) has been discussed and investigated. The constituents, beyerene and the mixture of α- and β-thujone, were isolated from the oils and tested against six Gram-positive and -negative bacteria and three pathogenic fungi. The oils of the two T. plicata species exhibited significant antimicrobial activity, while the mixture of α- and β-thujone showed very strong activity as well. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-18T23:42:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e920b20008124ffc8211a9fbe39c506d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1420-3049 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-18T23:42:27Z |
| publishDate | 2009-11-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Molecules |
| spelling | doaj.art-e920b20008124ffc8211a9fbe39c506d2022-12-21T20:47:22ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492009-11-0114114707471510.3390/molecules14114707Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial ActivityCaroline SpyropoulosIoanna ChinouMiroslawa Krauze-BaranowskaLoretta Pobłocka-OlechDimitroula TsiriKonstantia GraikouIn the framework of the correlation between chemotaxonomy and chemical analysis studies, the chemical composition of the essential oils of four varieties of Thuja species cultivated in Poland − T. occidentalis ‘globosa’, T. occidentalis ‘aurea’, T. plicata and T. plicata ‘gracialis’ − were investigated by GC and GC-MS. Thirty-one compounds were identified from T. occidentalis ‘globosa’, representing 96.92% of the total oil; twenty-seven from T. occidentalis ‘aurea’ (94.34%); thirty-one from T. plicata (94.75%); and thirty compounds from T. plicata ‘gracialis’ (96.36%). The main constituents in all samples were the monoterpene ketones α- and β-thujone, fenchone and sabinene, as well as the diterpenes beyerene and rimuene.The chemosystematic value of the total ketone content of all samples (which varied from 54.30–69.18%) has been discussed and investigated. The constituents, beyerene and the mixture of α- and β-thujone, were isolated from the oils and tested against six Gram-positive and -negative bacteria and three pathogenic fungi. The oils of the two T. plicata species exhibited significant antimicrobial activity, while the mixture of α- and β-thujone showed very strong activity as well.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/11/4707/Thuja occidentalisThuja plicatachemosystematicsvolatilesantimicrobial activity |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Spyropoulos Ioanna Chinou Miroslawa Krauze-Baranowska Loretta Pobłocka-Olech Dimitroula Tsiri Konstantia Graikou Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity Molecules Thuja occidentalis Thuja plicata chemosystematics volatiles antimicrobial activity |
| title | Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity |
| title_full | Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity |
| title_fullStr | Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity |
| title_short | Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity |
| title_sort | chemosystematic value of the essential oil composition of thuja species cultivated in poland antimicrobial activity |
| topic | Thuja occidentalis Thuja plicata chemosystematics volatiles antimicrobial activity |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/11/4707/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT carolinespyropoulos chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity AT ioannachinou chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity AT miroslawakrauzebaranowska chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity AT lorettapobłockaolech chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity AT dimitroulatsiri chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity AT konstantiagraikou chemosystematicvalueoftheessentialoilcompositionofthujaspeciescultivatedinpolandantimicrobialactivity |