Author/Authors :
khammassi, m. national institute of researches on rural engineering, water and forests, Ariana, Tunisia , ben mansour, m. central polytechnic private school of tunis, Tunis, Tunisia , laabidi, a. national institute of researches on rural engineering, water and forests, Ariana, Tunisia , amri, i. national institute of researches on rural engineering, water and forests, Ariana, Tunisia , boudkhili, m. sidi mohamed ben abdellah university - national institute of medicinal and aromatic plants, Fez, Morocco , hamrouni, l. national institute of researches on rural engineering, water and forests, Ariana, Tunisia , greeche, h. sidi mohamed ben abdellah university - national institute of medicinal and aromatic plants, Fez, Morocco , khaldi, a. national institute of researches on rural engineering, water and forests, Ariana, Tunisia , jamoussi, b. higher institute of education and continuous training - chemistry laboratory, Le Bardo, Tunisia
Abstract :
Essential oils of Santolina africana from Tunisia and Morocco were extracted by hydro distillation and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS to determine their chemical composition. The main compounds of essential oil from Tunisian plant were artemisia ketone (42.96%), isoborneol (24.30%) and santoline alcohol (6.05). In the Moroccan essential oil, artemesia ketone (39.34%), santoline alcohol (14.84%) and isoborneol (7.86%) were the major components. Furthermore, antifungal activity of essential oils, methanolic and water extracts was tested against five phytopathogenic fungi (Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Fusarium graminearum, Botrytis cinerea and Bipolaris sorokiniana) by using disc-diffusion method.Results showed that essential oils have an important antifungal effect against B.sorokiniana with a growth inhibition percentage of 100% at the concentration of 6μl /ml.
Keywords :
Santolina africana , essential oil , crude extract , antifungal activity
