Essential Oil Composition of Forests Trees
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 358
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Interests: trees; phytochemistry; physiology; chemotaxonomy; systematics; phylogeography; micromorphology; morpho-anatomy; biological activity; ecology
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Interests: forest genetics; tree breeding; conservation biology; ecology; silviculture
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Interests: plant taxonomy; morpho-anatomy; micromorphology; chemotaxonomy; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; biological activity; terpenes; essential oils; cuticular waxes; multivariant statistics
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Dear Colleagues,
Essential oils are volatile compounds predominantly found in the leaves, wood, and fruits of coniferous trees and shrubs, and the composition and abundance of individual oil components vary across different plant parts. Terpenes (monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, and triterpenes) dominate in essential oils, being the most abundant class of secondary metabolites, with plants containing over a hundred of them in varying concentrations. The terpene profile of certain species consists of a few dominant (abundant) components and numerous less abundant ones. It is believed that the biological activity of essential oil mostly depends on the dominant terpene components, but the less abundant components are also important due to their synergistic effects with the dominant ones. According to current research, essential oils possess antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, herbicidal, molluscicidal, nematicidal, and acaricidal properties, as well as toxicity towards insects and rodents. They also exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, immunomodulatory, cytotoxic, antigenotoxic, and other properties.
All of these properties help to expand our understanding of their medicinal benefits and applications in medicine and pharmacology, as well as their role in plant protection and ecological activities (as biocides). The literature on the composition of essential oils is vast, but their biological activity and applications in industry and agriculture have yet to be extensively studied.
Dr. Biljana M. Nikolić
Prof. Dr. Dalibor Ballian
Dr. Zorica S. Mitić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- monoterpenes
- diterpenes
- diterpenes
- triterpenes
- sesquiterpenes
- biological activity
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