Medicinal Chemistry Research

, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp 832–840 | Cite as

Essential oil composition, insecticidal and antibacterial activities of Salvia tomentosa Miller

  • Zeynep Ulukanli
  • Salih Karabörklü
  • Menderes Cenet
  • Osman Sagdic
  • Ismet Ozturk
  • Mehmet Balcilar
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Abstract

The effectiveness of the essential oil of Salvia tomentosa Miller was assessed on two important pest insects and seven pathogenic bacteria. The essential oil of aerial parts of this plant was hydro-distillated using a clevenger-type apparatus (yield 0.31 % v/w) and constituents were determined using GC–MS analysis. β-pinene (37.28 %) and α-pinene (5.73 %) were the predominant chemical constituents, followed by trans-pinocarveol (3.05 %), myrtenol (2.81 %), caryphyllene oxide (2.68 %), d-camphor (2.08 %). The complete mortality was determined at above doses of 50 μl L−1 air on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) adults. However, the essential oil in concern caused 83.34 and 100 % mortality at higher doses (150 and 200 μl L−1 air) against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) adults. The essential oil also revealed significant bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Micrococcus luteus, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica. The essential oil of S. tomentosa in concern can be used as a potential insecticide and bactericidal agents in food applications and agricultural commodities and/or other fields.

Keywords

Balsamic sage Antibacterial activity Insecticidal activity Essential oil Lamiaceae 
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Acknowledgments

This study was partially supported by the University of Osmaniye Korkut Ata, Scientific Research Project (OKU-BAP, Osmaniye, Turkey). Authors want to thank to Assoc. Prof. Abdurrahman Ayvaz for donating the insect culture and providing a place for the experimental studies in his lab.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Zeynep Ulukanli
    • 1
  • Salih Karabörklü
    • 1
  • Menderes Cenet
    • 1
  • Osman Sagdic
    • 2
  • Ismet Ozturk
    • 3
  • Mehmet Balcilar
    • 1
    • 4
  1. 1.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and ArtsOsmaniye Korkut Ata UniversityOsmaniyeTurkey
  2. 2.Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical EngineeringYildiz Technical UniversityIstanbulTurkey
  3. 3.Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of EngineeringErciyes UniversityKayseriTurkey
  4. 4.Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of PharmacyEge UniversityIzmirTurkey

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