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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 74, Issue -, Pages 425-433Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.04.034
Keywords
Cistus; Cistaceae; Rockrose; Volatile compounds; Terpenes; HS-SPME-GC-MS
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- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AGL2011-29857-C03-02, AGL2011-29857-C03-03]
- Andalusian Regional Government Council of Innovation and Science [P11-CTS-7625]
- Generalitat Valenciana [PROME-TEO/2012/007, ACOMP/2013/093]
- Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutricion, CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III [CB12/03/30038]
- CEIBiotic
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
- Andalusian Regional Government Council of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment
- University of Granada
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Cistus is a plant genus traditionally used in folk medicine as remedy for several microbial disorders and infections. The abundance of Cistus spp. in the Iberian Peninsula together with their ability to renew after wildfire contribute to their profitability as suppliers of functional ingredients. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive characterization of the volatile profile of different Cistus plants grown in Spain: Cistus ladanifer L., Cistus albidus L, Cistus salviifolius L., and Cistus clusii Dunal (the latter has not been studied before). A system combining headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) was implemented; thereby, the volatile compounds were extracted and analyzed in a fast, reliable and environment-friendly way. A total of 111 volatile compounds were identified, 28 of which were reported in Cistus for the first time. The most abundant components of the samples (mono and sesquiterpenes) have been previously reported as potent antimicrobial agents. Therefore, this work reveals the potential use of the Cistus spp. studied as natural sources of antimicrobial compounds for industrial production of cosmeceuticals, among other applications. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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