TY - JOUR AU - Santana, O. AU - Cabrera, R. AU - González-Coloma, A. AU - Sánchez-Vioque, R. AU - de los Mozos-Pascual, M. AU - Rodríguez-Conde, M. F. AU - Laserna-Ruiz, I. AU - Usano-Alemany, J. AU - Herraiz, D. PY - 2012/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Chemical and biological profiles of the essential oils from aromatic plants of agro industrial interest in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) JF - Grasas y Aceites JA - Grasas aceites VL - 63 IS - 2 SE - Research DO - 10.3989/gya.129611 UR - https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1371 SP - 214-222 AB - The chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils of <i>Salvia officinalis</i> L., <i>Salvia lavandulifolia</i> Vahl., <i>Lavandula x intermedia</i> Emeric ex Loisel., <i>Lavandula latifolia</i> Medik., <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Mill. and <i>Thymus vulgaris</i> L. are presented. The essential oils have been analysed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and 61 compounds were identified, 23 of which represented more than 1% of the essential oil. The 1,8 cineole (16-23%) appeared as the main compound of <i>Salvia</i> sp. essential oils. The high content of α-thujone was characteristic in <i>S. officinalis</i> oil. Remarkable concentrations of linalool (30-33%), camphor (5-17%) and linalyl acetate (9-28%) were detected in <i>Lavandula</i> sp. oils while carvacrol (21.6%) and p-cimene (23.7%) were the most abundant compounds in <i>T. vulgaris</i> oil. Biological characterization was based on their bioplaguicide activity. The essential oils studied had strong antifeedant effects against <i>Leptinotarsa decemlineata</i> Say, <i>Spodoptera littoralis</i> Boisd., <i>Myzus persicae</i> Sulzer and <i>Rhopalosiphum padi</i> L., phytotoxic activity against <i>Lactuca sativa</i> L. and <i>Lolium perenne</i> L. and also exhibited high antifungal activity against <i>Fusarium</i> sp. Oils from <i>T. vulgaris</i> and <i>L. latifolia</i> showed the highest levels of bioactivity against all target species. These results provide an added-value to the essential oils of aromatic plants of agro-industrial interest for its potential use in the development of natural agrochemicals. ER -