ISSN:
1573-739X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The composition of the essential oil of the fresh aerial parts ofApium graveolens var.secalinum at its flowering stage, obtained from three different locations in Egypt, was investigated. The identification of the components of this oil was carried out by means of analytical GC and GC-MS. The main components in the oil are: α- and Β-pinene, myrcene, limonene,cis-Β-ocimene, γ-terpinene,cis-allo-ocimene,trans-farnesene, humulene, apiol, Β-selinene, senkyunolide and neocnidilide. Data concerning the relative concentrations of the main components of the different celery oil samples are given. The cercaricidal effect of the essential oil has been examined on cercariae, being one of the stages in the life cycles ofSchistosoma mansoni, which causes schistosomiasis. The essential oil showed in addition to a cercaricidal effect also a chemotactic effect.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01959202
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