1. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, insecticidal, phytotoxic and antioxidant activities of Mediterranean Pinus brutia and Pinus pinea resin essential oils.
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Ulukanli Z, Karabörklü S, Bozok F, Ates B, Erdogan S, Cenet M, and Karaaslan MG
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- Animals, Anti-Infective Agents analysis, Antioxidants analysis, Bacillus subtilis drug effects, Bicyclic Monoterpenes, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds analysis, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds pharmacology, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Insecta drug effects, Insecticides analysis, Lepidium drug effects, Lactuca drug effects, Mediterranean Region, Micrococcus luteus drug effects, Monoterpenes analysis, Monoterpenes pharmacology, Oils, Volatile chemistry, Plant Extracts chemistry, Plant Oils chemistry, Plant Oils pharmacology, Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes, Portulaca drug effects, Resins, Plant chemistry, Sesquiterpenes analysis, Sesquiterpenes pharmacology, Terpenes analysis, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Antioxidants pharmacology, Insecticides pharmacology, Oils, Volatile pharmacology, Pinus chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Terpenes pharmacology
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Essential oils of the resins of Pinus brutia and Pinus pinea were evaluated for their biological potential. Essential oils were characterized using GC-MS and GC/FID. in vitro antimicrobial, phytotoxic, antioxidant, and insecticidal activities were carried out using the direct contact and the fumigant assays, respectively. The chemical profile of the essential oils of the resins of P. pinea and P. brutia included mainly α-pinene (21.39% and 25.40%), β-pinene (9.68% and 9.69%), and caryophyllene (9.12% and 4.81%). The essential oils of P. pinea and P. brutia exerted notable antimicrobial activities on Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis, insecticidal activities on Ephestia kuehniella eggs, phytotoxic activities on Lactuca sativa, Lepidium sativum, and Portulaca oleracea, as well as antioxidant potential. Indications of the biological activities of the essential oils suggest their use in the formulation of ecofriendly and biocompatible pharmaceuticals., (Copyright © 2014 China Pharmaceutical University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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