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  3. Antibacterial and Antifungal Potential of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don Essential Oil

Antibacterial and Antifungal Potential of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don Essential Oil

  • Antibiotics (Basel). 2024 Aug 1;13(8):722. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13080722.
Olja Šovljanski 1,  Milica Aćimović 2,  Ana Tomić 1,  Biljana Lončar 1,  Ana Miljković 3,  Ivana Čabarkapa 4,  Lato Pezo 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar Cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • 2 Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • 3 Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • 4 Institute of Food Technology, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar Cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • 5 Institute of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
PMID: 39200022 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13080722
Abstract

Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don is a typical Mediterranean plant, with limited distribution on the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the islands of the Adriatic Sea and the Balkan Peninsula. In these regions, H. italicum is mainly collected from spontaneous nature, while in recent years, there has been a pronounced cultivation trend due to increased demand and market requirements for constant quality of raw Materials. Bearing in mind that biological activity is linked with chemical composition, this review aimed to collect data from different scientific databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) on the antimicrobial activity of essential oil and its chemical composition. A total of 20 papers investigating the Antibacterial, antibiofilm, and Antifungal activities of H. italicum essential oil were found. Furthermore, in these samples, several compounds occurred as dominant: neryl acetate, α-pinene, and γ-curcumene. These compounds are known for their antimicrobial properties, which likely contribute to the essential oil's efficacy against various microbial strains.

Keywords

biological activity; curry plant; immortelle.

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