Chemical composition and biological activities of Salvia officinalis essential oil from Tunisia

Authors

  • Med Raâfet Ben Khedher Laboratory of Biochemistry, 'Nutrition, Functional Food and Vascular Health' Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
  • Saoussen Ben Khedher Laboratory of Biopesticides, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
  • Ikbal Chaieb Unit of Entomology (UR13A-GR09), Regional Research Center on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (RRCHOA), University of Sousse, Chott-Mariem, 4042, Tunisia
  • Slim Tounsi Laboratory of Biopesticides, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
  • Mohamed Hammami Laboratory of Biochemistry, 'Nutrition, Functional Food and Vascular Health' Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2016-832

Keywords:

Salvia officinalis, essential oil, antioxidant, antimicrobial activity, insecticidal activity, phytotoxicity

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial, insecticidal and allelopathic activities of Tunisia Salvia officinalis essential oil (SoEO). The SoEO was characterized by the presence of 49 components with camphor (25.14 %), α-thujone (18.83 %), 1,8-cineole (14.14 %), viridiflorol (7.98 %), β-thujone (4.46 %) and β-caryophyllene (3.30 %) as the major components, determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The level of antioxidant activity, determined by complementary tests, namely 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging (IC50= 6.7 mg/mL), linoleic acid peroxidation (IC50= 9.6 mg/mL) and ferric reducing assays (IC50= 28.4 mg/mL), was relatively moderate. The SoEO was also screened for its antimicrobial activity. Good to moderate inhibitions were recorded for most of tested microorganisms. It also exhibited important insecticidal activity against Spodoptera littoralis larvae and Tribolium castaneum adults with LC50 values of 55.99 and 97.43 µl/L air, respectively. The effect of the SoEO on seeds germination and growth showed different activities against radical and hypocotyl elongation of the tested species. These results suggest the potential use of the SoEO as natural antimicrobial preservative in cosmetic, pharmaceutical industry and in pest management.

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Published

2017-03-06

How to Cite

Khedher, M. R. B., Khedher, S. B., Chaieb, I., Tounsi, S., & Hammami, M. (2017). Chemical composition and biological activities of Salvia officinalis essential oil from Tunisia. EXCLI Journal, 16, 160–173. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2016-832

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Vol. 16 (2017)

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