Archives of Biological Sciences 2014 Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages: 1539-1545
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1404539S
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Antifungal activity of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don (Asteraceae) essential oil against fungi isolated from cultural heritage objects
Stupar Miloš 
(Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden „Jevremovac“, Belgrade)
Ljaljević-Grbić Milica (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden „Jevremovac“, Belgrade)
Džamić Ana (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden „Jevremovac“, Belgrade)
Unković Nikola (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden „Jevremovac“, Belgrade)
Ristić Mihailo (Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr Josif Pančić”, Belgrade)
Vukojević Jelena (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden „Jevremovac“, Belgrade)
There is considerable interest in the use of essential oils as alternative
methods to control micromycetes from cultural heritage objects. We
investigated the chemical composition and antifungal activity of the
essential oil of Helichrysum italicum. The main components of the oil were
γ-curcumene (22.45%), α-pinene (15.91 %) and neryl acetate (7.85 %). H.
italicum essential oil showed moderate antifungal activity against fungi
isolated from cultural heritage objects. The most susceptible fungi to oil
treatment were Epicoccum nigrum and Penicillium sp., while the most resistant
was Trichoderma viride. The H. italicum essential oil showed demelanizing
activity against Aspergillus niger.
Keywords: antifungal activity, demelanization, essential oils, Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don
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