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Article

Physicochemical Characterization and Prospecting Biological Activity of Some Authentic Transylvanian Essential Oils: Lavender, Sage and Basil

by
Dan Vârban
1,
Marius Zăhan
2,†,
Carmen Rodica Pop
3,†,
Sonia Socaci
3,†,
Răzvan Ștefan
4,5,†,
Ioana Crișan
1,6,*,
Loredana Elena Bota
4,
Ileana Miclea
2,
Adriana Sebastiana Muscă
2,
Alexandru Marius Deac
2 and
Rodica Vârban
1,*
1
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur Street No. 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2
Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur Street No. 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3
Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Florești No. 64, 400509 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur Street No. 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
5
Department of Biophysics, Life Sciences Institute “King Michael I of Romania”, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur Street No. 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
6
Agro-Botanical Garden (CLA), University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur Street No. 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Metabolites 2022, 12(10), 962; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12100962
Submission received: 14 September 2022 / Revised: 9 October 2022 / Accepted: 9 October 2022 / Published: 11 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Identification and Therapeutic Properties of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants)
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Abstract

Essential oils are a category of agro-based industrial products experiencing increasing demand. In this research, three essential oils obtained by steam distillation from lavender, sage and basil plants cultivated in temperate continental conditions of Transylvania were investigated for chemical composition, physical characteristics and biological activity (antimicrobial and cytotoxic effect on cancer cell lines). The number of identified compounds varied: 38 for lavender, 29 for sage essential oil and 41 for basil. The volatile profile was dominated by terpenes and terpenoids (>80%). Major components were beta-linalool and linalool acetate in lavender essential oil; thujones and camphor in sage essential oil; beta-linalool, thujone, camphor and eucalyptol in basil essential oil. Refractive index of the essential oils was lowest for lavender and highest for sage. Antibacterial activity was strongest for basil, moderate for lavender and weakest for sage essential oil. The most active on both colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) and ovary carcinoma (A2780) was sage essential oil.
Keywords: quality; volatile; cancer cell line; pathogenic bacteria; secondary metabolites; analysis quality; volatile; cancer cell line; pathogenic bacteria; secondary metabolites; analysis

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Vârban, D.; Zăhan, M.; Pop, C.R.; Socaci, S.; Ștefan, R.; Crișan, I.; Bota, L.E.; Miclea, I.; Muscă, A.S.; Deac, A.M.; et al. Physicochemical Characterization and Prospecting Biological Activity of Some Authentic Transylvanian Essential Oils: Lavender, Sage and Basil. Metabolites 2022, 12, 962. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12100962

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Vârban D, Zăhan M, Pop CR, Socaci S, Ștefan R, Crișan I, Bota LE, Miclea I, Muscă AS, Deac AM, et al. Physicochemical Characterization and Prospecting Biological Activity of Some Authentic Transylvanian Essential Oils: Lavender, Sage and Basil. Metabolites. 2022; 12(10):962. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12100962

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Vârban, Dan, Marius Zăhan, Carmen Rodica Pop, Sonia Socaci, Răzvan Ștefan, Ioana Crișan, Loredana Elena Bota, Ileana Miclea, Adriana Sebastiana Muscă, Alexandru Marius Deac, and et al. 2022. "Physicochemical Characterization and Prospecting Biological Activity of Some Authentic Transylvanian Essential Oils: Lavender, Sage and Basil" Metabolites 12, no. 10: 962. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12100962

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Vârban, D., Zăhan, M., Pop, C. R., Socaci, S., Ștefan, R., Crișan, I., Bota, L. E., Miclea, I., Muscă, A. S., Deac, A. M., & Vârban, R. (2022). Physicochemical Characterization and Prospecting Biological Activity of Some Authentic Transylvanian Essential Oils: Lavender, Sage and Basil. Metabolites, 12(10), 962. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12100962

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