Phytochemical Constituents and Inhibitory Activity towards Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains of Eryngium Species (Apiaceae)

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oils of Eryngium campestre, E. thorifolium, and E. creticum (Apiaceae), growing in the Aegean region of Turkey (Mount Sandras, Denizli), was determined by direct thermal desorption (DTD)-GC/MS analyses. A total of 49 components were identified in the oils, α-pinene and hexanal being the major compounds. The three essential oils were also tested for their inhibitory activity of nine different methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains by the agar disc diffusion method. The anti-MRSA activity of E. thorifolium oil, the most active of the three oils, was comparable with those of the reference antibiotic vancomycin and oregano oil, although somewhat lower.

<i>In vivo</i> Antimalarial Activity of Methanol and Water Extracts of <i>Eryngium thorifolium</i> Boiss (Apiaceae Family) against <i>P. berghei</i> in Infected Mice

“…To the best of our knowledge, there is only one scientific report on biological activity of E. thorifolium. Essential oil of this plant was reported to have significant antibacterial activity on methycillin-resistant Staphyloccoccus aureus strains [14].…”

In vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts and their fractions from three Eryngium L. species

“…The essential oil of E. thorifolium showed considerably higher activity compared to E. campestre and E. creticum. The anti-MRSA (S. aureus) activity of this species was comparable with those of reference antibiotic vancomycin [27].…”

“…The treatment of bacteria and fungi with the fractions gave better results than with extracts. The antimicrobial activity of extracts has been described for some Eryngium species [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The results of Meot-Duros studies on E. maritimum antimicrobial activity of leaves extracts showed that apolar fractions are generally more active, as compared to polar fraction.…”

Constituents, Oxidant-Antioxidant Profile, and Antimicrobial Capacity of the Essential Oil Obtained fromFerulago SandrasicaPeşmen and Quézel

“…[13][14][15][16][17] To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no publication on the chemical constituents, phenolics, and antioxidant activity of F. sandrasica. The results obtained by GC-MS analysis of the essential oil obtained from F. sandrasica is given in Table 1.…”