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Natural Product Research
Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 29, 2015 - Issue 13
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Chemical composition of the essential oil of Moluccella spinosa L. (Lamiaceae) collected wild in Sicily and its activity on microorganisms affecting historical textiles

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Pages 1201-1206 | Received 22 Oct 2014, Accepted 30 Nov 2014, Published online: 02 Jan 2015
 

Abstract

In this study the chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Moluccella spinosa L. collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components of M. spinosa L. were α-pinene (26.6%), caryophyllene oxide (16.8%) and β-caryophyllene (8.6%). A comparison with other studied oils of genus Moluccella is made. Antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms infesting historical textiles were also determined.

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