Essential Oil Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Achillea biebersteinii Afan. (Asteraceae) from Erzincan Region, Turkey

Abstract

In the present study, chemical composition determination and in vitro antimicrobial effects of essential oil of Achillea biebersteinii plant grown under Erzincan ecological conditions were evaluated. Extractions were carried out with Clevenger apparatus and essential oil composition was determined by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Microorganisms used for the antimicrobial studies were Salmonella enterica serovar typhimirium ATCC 14028, Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus ATCC 25923, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ATCC 911, Bacillus cereus 702 ROMA, Enterobacter aerogenes CCM 2531, Bacillus subtilis IMG 22 and Proteus vulgaris FMC 1. As a result, a total of 29 components were detected in Achillea biebersteinii. Among them, 1,8-cineole (20.36%), cyclohexanone (8.39%), 2-cyclohexen-1-one (5.38%) and spathulenol (4.19%) were found as the major components. For the in vitro antimicrobial activity determination of essential oil, disc diffusion method was used in our study. Furthermore, 12-14 mm zone diameters were detected in antimicrobial activity assay. The highest resistance zone was detected against B. subtilis with 14 mm diameter while the least resistance zone was detected against Y. pseudotuberculosis, E. aerogenes and P. vulgaris with 12 mm diameter. Consequently, it was concluded that the essential oil extracted from the A. biebersteinii grown under Erzincan ecological conditions had an inhibitory effects on the pathogenic microorganisms in used method.

Comparative Studies on Essential Oil and Phenolic Content with In Vitro Antioxidant, Anticholinesterase, Antimicrobial Activities of Achillea biebersteinii Afan. and A. millefolium subsp. millefolium Afan. L. Growing in Eastern Turkey

“…Among these studies, only one investigation showed the main compounds in the oil as p -cymene and ascaridole, without camphor and 1,8-cineole [ 47 ]. On the other hand, Sevindik et al (2018) studied the essential oil from the aerial parts of A. biebersteinii and demonstrated different major groups: 1,8-cineole (20.36%) and cyclohexanone (8.39%), followed by 2-cyclohexen-1-one (5.38%) and spathulenol (4.2%) [ 48 ]. In the literature, the variety of compounds and their concentrations are attributed to the different ecological regions of this plant as well as to the existence of different chemotypes of the species [ 25 ].…”

“…Thus, several different types of Candida yeast were used to screen the antifungal activities of the samples in the present study. Many articles have demonstrated that several extracts and essential oils of Achillea species have shown promising antifungal effects despite their poor antibacterial activity [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 53 ]. Hence, the antimicrobial effects of Achillea species and their metabolites should be deeply investigated to reveal the responsible components of the activity.…”

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF Achillea biebersteinii

“…The identified components of the essential oils, their percentages and retention indices are given in Table 1. found in thyme can be as low as 3% to as high as 60% of the total essential oils in thyme [16].…”

The effect of chemical treatments (silver thiosulfate and putrescine) on vase life and quality of cut Chrysanthemum morifolium (Ram.) flowers

“…Chrysanthemum species belongs to family Asteraceae (Liu et al, 2012). The Asteraceae family consists of approximately 23000 species and 1535 genera (Ozturk & Çetin, 2013;Sevindik et al, 2018). It has been reported that a large number of species of the Asteraceae family show pharmacological activities.…”

“…It has been reported that a large number of species of the Asteraceae family show pharmacological activities. The plants in this family include sesquiterpene lactone metabolites having biological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor, in addition to diterpenes and flavonoids (Sevindik et al, 2018). Indeed, it has the second rank after roses in the economic perspective and in production.…”