Chemistry Journal of Moldova

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM NARCISSUS (NARCISSUS POETICUS L.) AND ABSOLUTE FROM FOUR ROSE (ROSA DAMASCENA MILL.) CULTIVARS

Author(s):

Alexandru Ciocarlan, Ion Dragalin, Violeta Popescu, Lidia Lungu, Lucian Lupascu, Aculina Aricu, Tatiana Calugaru-Spataru, Zinaida Balmus, Dmitrii Grozdov, Pavel Nekhoroshkov, Inga Zinicovscaia


Field: Natural product chemistry and synthesis
Type: Research paper
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Keywords:

Narcissus poeticus L. essential oil, Rosa damascena Mill. absolutes, GC-MS analysis, antimicrobial assessments.


 
https://doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2025.1411
 
Abstract (PDF)
Graphycal Abstract: The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Narcissus poeticus essential oil and Rosa damascena Mill. absolutes of Moldovan origin were studied. GC–MS analysis identified 28 compounds in N. poeticus essential oil and 37 in R. damascena absolutes. γ-Terpineol (52.62%) was the main component of N. poeticus oil, while phenylethyl alcohol predominated in R. damascena absolutes (59.85–78.17%). Both products exhibited strong in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity against four bacterial strains and two fungal species, with effective concentrations of 150–300 μg/mL and 300–600 μg/mL, respectively.