Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity

The aim of this study was to determine the extraction technique of supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SF-CO2) for the essential oil from Inula britannica flowers and its antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi for its potential application as botanical fungicide. The effects of factors...

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Main Authors: Te ZHAO, Fei GAO, Lin ZHOU, Tian-you SONG
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-10-01
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description The aim of this study was to determine the extraction technique of supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SF-CO2) for the essential oil from Inula britannica flowers and its antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi for its potential application as botanical fungicide. The effects of factors, including extraction temperature, extraction pressure, SF-CO2 flow rate, flower powder size, and time on the essential oil yield were studied using the single factor experiment. An orthogonal experiment was conducted to determine the best operating conditions for the maximum extraction oil yield. Adopting the optimum conditions, the maximum yield reached 10.01% at 40°C temperature, 30 MPa pressure, 60 mesh flower powder size, 20 L h−1 SF-CO2 flow rate, and 90 min extraction time. The antifungal activities of I. britannica essential oil using the SF-CO2 against the most important plant pathogenic fungi were also examined through in vitro and in vivo tests. Sixteen plant pathogenic fungi were inhibited to varying degrees at 1 mg mL−1 concentration of the essential oil. The mycelial growth of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici was completely inhibited. The radial growths of Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium monilifome were also inhibited by 83.76 and 64.69%, respectively. In addition, the essential oil can inhibit the spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Vasinfectum, Phytophthora capsici, Colletotrichum orbiculare, and Pyricularia grisea, and the corresponding inhibition rates were 98.26, 96.54, 87.89, and 87.35% respectively. The present study has demonstrated that the essential oil of I. britannica flowers extracted through the SF-CO2 technique is one potential and promising antifungal agent that can be used as botanical fungicide to protect crops.
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spelling doaj-art-bc32368578d14376b4d9b6d7fc9f5bd92025-08-02T18:02:53ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192013-10-01121017911798Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal ActivityTe ZHAO0Fei GAO1Lin ZHOU2Tian-you SONG3Henan Key Laboratory for Creation and Application of New Pesticides, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. ChinaHenan Key Laboratory for Creation and Application of New Pesticides, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. ChinaHenan Key Laboratory for Creation and Application of New Pesticides, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China; Correspondence ZHOU Lin, Tel: +86-371-63558170, Mobile: 13643851328, Fax: +86-371-63558170Henan Key Laboratory for Creation and Application of New Pesticides, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. ChinaThe aim of this study was to determine the extraction technique of supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SF-CO2) for the essential oil from Inula britannica flowers and its antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi for its potential application as botanical fungicide. The effects of factors, including extraction temperature, extraction pressure, SF-CO2 flow rate, flower powder size, and time on the essential oil yield were studied using the single factor experiment. An orthogonal experiment was conducted to determine the best operating conditions for the maximum extraction oil yield. Adopting the optimum conditions, the maximum yield reached 10.01% at 40°C temperature, 30 MPa pressure, 60 mesh flower powder size, 20 L h−1 SF-CO2 flow rate, and 90 min extraction time. The antifungal activities of I. britannica essential oil using the SF-CO2 against the most important plant pathogenic fungi were also examined through in vitro and in vivo tests. Sixteen plant pathogenic fungi were inhibited to varying degrees at 1 mg mL−1 concentration of the essential oil. The mycelial growth of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici was completely inhibited. The radial growths of Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium monilifome were also inhibited by 83.76 and 64.69%, respectively. In addition, the essential oil can inhibit the spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Vasinfectum, Phytophthora capsici, Colletotrichum orbiculare, and Pyricularia grisea, and the corresponding inhibition rates were 98.26, 96.54, 87.89, and 87.35% respectively. The present study has demonstrated that the essential oil of I. britannica flowers extracted through the SF-CO2 technique is one potential and promising antifungal agent that can be used as botanical fungicide to protect crops.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913603822Inula britannicaessential oilsupercritical fluid carbon dioxide extractionoptimizationantifungal activitybotanical fungicide
spellingShingle Te ZHAO
Fei GAO
Lin ZHOU
Tian-you SONG
Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Inula britannica
essential oil
supercritical fluid carbon dioxide extraction
optimization
antifungal activity
botanical fungicide
title Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
title_full Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
title_fullStr Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
title_full_unstemmed Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
title_short Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity
title_sort essential oil from inula britannica extraction with sf co2 and its antifungal activity
topic Inula britannica
essential oil
supercritical fluid carbon dioxide extraction
optimization
antifungal activity
botanical fungicide
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913603822
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