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American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products 2017; 5(4): 09-13
ISSN: 2321-9114
AJEONP 2017; 5(4): 09-13
© 2017 AkiNik Publications
Received: 14-08-2017
Accepted: 15-08-2017
DT Asilbekova
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
KhM Bobakulov
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
SA Sasmakov
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
JM Abdurakhmanov
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
ShS Azimova
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
ND Abdullaev
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
Sh Sagdullaev
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
Correspondence:
KhM Bobakulov
Acad. S.Yu. Yunusov Institute
of the Chemistry of Plant
Substances, Uzbekistan
Academy of Sciences, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils
from Daucus carota L. subsp. carota, growing in
Uzbekistan
DT Asilbekova, KhM Bobakulov, SA Sasmakov, JM Abdurakhmanov,
ShS Azimova, ND Abdullaev and Sh Sagdullaev
Abstract
The study describes the component composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from different
part of wild carrot (Daucus carota L. subsp. carota, family Apiaceae), growing in Uzbekistan. The
essential oils from fruits and aerial parts enriched with oxygenated sesquiterpenes (70.0-88.0%), with
high content of carotol (68.3-78.3%). The extracted from fruits essential oils possess expressed activity
against opportunistic pathogenic fungus of Candida albicans.
Keywords: Daucus carota L. subsp. carota, essential oils, hydro-distillation, GC/MS, antimicrobial
activity
1. Introduction
The wild carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. carota, belonging to the family (Apiaceae), originally
cultivated as a medicinal plant, and then cultured (cultivated form - Daucus carota var sativus
Holfm.). In the wild form it is widespread in Central Asia, Western Europe, in the Caucasus,
and is very diverse on variety and chemical composition
[1, 2]
. Different parts of carrot contain
essential oils (EO), flavonoids, coumarins, anthocyanins, lipids, falcarindiol and other
biologically active compounds
[2-13]
.
In previous scientific studies noted significant differences in EO chemical composition of wild
carrots from different regions
[5-10, 13]
. Component composition of seeds EO of wild carrots
depends on the geographical origin of the taxon
[7]
. Differences in the composition of EO of
plants may be due to many factors such as differences in the environmental conditions of the
region, season of the collection, the development stage and used extract part of the plant and
the method of extraction.
In folk medicine, the fruits are used as anthelmintic and diuretic, at nephrolithiasis and
flatulence. Whole or parts of wild carrot possess antibacterial, diuretic, choleretic and salt-
soluble effect
[2]
.
Depending on the chemical composition of the EO exhibits antioxidant
[10]
, cytotoxic
[9]
,
antibacterial and antifungal activities
[5, 8]
. The most significant activity was observed in the
essential oils of ripe and unripe fruits of wild carrots, containing as major components α-
pinene, sabinene and α-muurolene
[5]
. It should be noted that was investigated the composition
and the biological activity of EOs from seeds of cultivated species of Daucus carota ssp.
sativa which commercially available in Uzbekistan. The essential oil from this taxon,
containing as main components β-bisabolene (80.49%), β-asarone (8.82%) and β-bergamotene
(5.51%) exhibited antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans
[14]
. To the best of our knowledge the EO composition and antimicrobial activities of wild
carrot from our region has not been reported.
The aim of the present study was to study of the chemical composition and antimicrobial
activity of EO of wild carrot (Daucus carota L. subsp. carota), growing in Uzbekistan. The
objects of the research were EOs isolated from the ripe fruit, leaves, flowers and petals.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1 Plant material
The aerial parts of wild carrot were collected in flowering period (May, 2015) and in the
fruiting period (June, 2015) in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan. The objects were dried for a