Chemical Composition, Antibacterial and Insecticidal Activities of the Essential Oil from the Pistacia terebinthus L. Spp. Palaestina (Boiss.) (Anacardiaceae)

Abstract

Essential oil (EO) was hydrodistillated using a Clevenger‐type apparatus and chemically determined using gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry. The analysis of the EO from the leaves of the Pistacia terebinthus has indicated that α‐pinene (19.97%), sabinene (15.43%), β‐pinene (8.57%) and terpinen‐4‐ol (9.65%) are the major compounds of the oil in concern. In the antibacterial disc diffusion assay, EO revealed a broad spectrum activity on the growth of both gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria when compared with the standard antibiotics. Likewise, in the insecticidal assay, significant activity was observed on two important pest insects, Acanthoscelides obtectus and Tribolium castaneum. A 100% mortality was found at 160 μL/L air dose for T. castaneum at 48‐h and A. obtectus at 72‐h exposure periods, respectively. Practical Applications Various parts of the Pistacia terebinthus L. belonging to the Anacardiaceae family are edible and contribute significant benefits with invaluable potentialities to the Mediterranean life. Leaves of this tree are consumed as either fresh or cooked. The biological potential of the essential oil (EO) from the leaves of P. terebinthus L. grown in the Eastern Mediterranean region has not been assessed so far. The present assays indicated that the EO of P. terebinthus contains bioactive compounds against bacteria and pest insects suggesting its potential use in food processing and preservation.

Antimicrobial activity of some plant species used for the medical purpose in Turkey

“…palestina did not show any activity against to E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa ve S. agalactea as reported by Keleş et al [14] . Additionally, the essential oil from the leaves of P. terebinthus showed antibacterial activities as reported by Ulukanlı et al [15] . Its effect on both bacteria and yeast, dermatophyta have not been reported in the literature.…”

Chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial activity of Pistacia terebinthus essential oils derived from wild populations in Kosovo

“…β–pinene was another compound with a high percentage 22.5 % in fruitful twigs 13.5 % in leaves and 5.9 % in twigs. Ulukanli et al [ 33 ] shows that the essential oil obtained from leaves of Pistacia terebinthus L. spp. palaestina (Boisse.)…”

“…For example, the leaf essential oil from a Tunisian population yielded 0.25 % w/w [ 18 ], while the leaves, twigs and fruitful twigs of Sardinian population gave 0.01, 0.05 and 1.5 v/w respectively [ 32 ], young shoots, flowers, unripe and ripe fruits gave 0.74, 0.70, 0.54 and 0.73 % w/w respectively [ 9 ], while the essential oil yield from Pistacia terebinthus L. spp. palaestina leaves was 0.1 % v/w [ 33 ].…”

Solvent optimization and characterization of fatty acid profile and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Turkish Pistacia terebinthus L. extracts

“…Terebinth extracts have demonstrated antimicrobial activities against a number of bacteria and fungi (Kordali et al, 2003;Alma et al, 2004;Dulger and Gonuz, 2004;Benhammou et al, 2008;Kavak et al, 2010;Djenane et al, 2011;Ulukanli et al, 2012). However, some gramnegative bacteria such as E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were shown to be resistant to terebinth extracts by some researchers (Dulger and Gonuz, 2004;Benhammou et al, 2008).…”