AromaDb: A Database of Plant's Aroma Molecules

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name
: Baccharis dracunculifolia Essentail oil
Plant Name
: alecrim-do-campo
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Aerial part

Introduction

The essential oil was extracted through hydro-distillation, and its chemical composition was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Its antimicrobial properties were evaluated by measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) against eight bacterial and eight fungal strains using 96-well microtiter plates. The oil yield was 1.8 ± 0.07%, with spathulenol (27%) and trans-nerolidol (23%), both oxygenated sesquiterpenes, identified as the predominant compounds among the 30 detected constituents.

Reference

Cazella, L. N., Glamoclija, J., Sokovi?, M., Gonçalves, J. E., Linde, G. A., Colauto, N. B., & Gazim, Z. C. (2019). Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Baccharis dracunculifolia DC (Asteraceae) aerial parts at flowering period. Frontiers in plant science, 10, 27.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Spathulenol 27.43
2 Nerolidol 23.06

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Heptacosane 6.02
2 Beta-Pinene 5.41
3 Germacrene D 4.49
4 (E)-Caryophyllene 4.6
5 Epi-Alpha-Muurolol 4.08
6 Bicyclogermacrene 4.7
7 D-Cadinene 3.31
8 Viridiflorol 2.01
9 Limonene 2.87
10 Alpha-Cadinol 1.46
11 Alpha- Pinene 1.3
12 Allo-Aromadendrene 1.28
13 Murolan-3,9(11)-diene-10-peroxy 1.93
14 Alpha-Gurjunene 0.15
15 Alpha-Copaene 0.29
16 Phytol 0.11
17 Myrtenol 0.15
18 A-Humulene 0.84
19 Gamma-Muurolene 0.31
20 Cedren-13-ol, 8- 0.83
21 Gamma-Cadinene 0.49
22 gamma-elemene 0.33
23 Beta-Ylangene 0.42
24 Beta-Elemene 0.57
25 Beta-Bourbonene 0.7
26 Alpha-Terpineol 0.16