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To analyze the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Heracleum antasiaticum.

March 1, 2026Open Access

Chemical composition of hydrodistillated essential oil of Heracleum antasiaticum MANDEN (L.) and its antimicrobial activity against food-borne microorganisms

Key Points

To analyze the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Heracleum antasiaticum.
Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation,
Chemical analysis performed using GC and GC-MS,
Antimicrobial activity tested against 23 food-borne microorganisms.
Identified 45 compounds, making up 92.7% of the oil, including elemicin and apiole as predominant components.
Exhibited significant inhibitory effects against all tested bacteria, fungi, and yeast species.

Abstract

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Heracleum antasiaticum MANDEN from Türkiye wasanalyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty-five compounds were characterized, representing 92.7 % of the total componentsdetected, and elemicin (27.8%), apiole (26.2%), n-octanol (4.9%), α-zingiberene (3.9%), octyl acetate (3.8%), and (E)-γ-bisabolene (3.1%) were identified as predominant components. In addition, in this study, the essential oil was tested forits antimicrobial activity against 23 different food-borne microorganisms, including 20 bacteria, 1 fungus, and 2 yeastspecies. The essential oil of Heracleum antasiaticum exhibited considerable inhibitory effects against all bacteria, fungi, andyeast species tested.

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Toktay et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d8caec16d51705d2feb6 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15316/sjafs.2025.039

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