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Screening of the essential oil of Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis (Guss.) Brullo & al., an endemic plant of Sicily (Italy)

Francesco Sgadaria Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
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Alessandro Vaglicab Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
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Antonella Porrellob Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alessandro Crisafullic Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ItalyView further author information
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Rosario Schicchia Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
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Maurizio Brunob Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;d NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy;e Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca “Riutilizzo bio-based degli scarti da matrici agroalimentari” (RIVIVE), University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
Received 04 Apr 2024, Accepted 06 May 2024, Published online: 17 May 2024
 
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Abstract

The genus Thapsia L., belonging to the Scandiceae tribe of the Apiaceae family, is mainly distributed in the Mediterranean area, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. The use of plants of this genus in popular medicine dates back to the age of ancient Greeks. In the present study the chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis (Guss.) Brullo & al., an endemic plant of Sicily, never previously investigated, was evaluated by GC-MS. The main components of its essential oil (Tgm) were 1,4-dimethylazulene (17.0%), chamazulene (10.1%), 3-methyl nonane (7.0%), and butyl heptanoate (4.6%). The comparison with all the other studied essential oils of the genus Thapsia is discussed.

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