Phytochemical Profile and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal People of New South Wales, Australia

Table 8

GC-MS analysis of -hexane extract of S. glomulifera on BP-20 column, phytoconstituents identified and their known biological activities.

Compounds^1	LRI values	% of identified compounds	Known biological activities
α-Phellandrene	1166	0.93	Antibacterial [20], antifungal [20], antioxidant [21], larvicidal [22]
-Cymene	1269	0.22	Antifungal [23–26], antioxidant [21]
Terpinolene	1282	0.08	Antioxidant [21], antiviral [27], larvicidal [22]
α-Copaene	1499	0.10	Antibacterial [28], antidermatophytic [29]
β-Elemene	1600	0.10	Anticancer [30]
Aromadendrene	1603	2.33	Antibacterial [31], antioxidant [21]
Terpinen-4-ol	1613	0.18	Antibacterial [32, 33], antifungal [33, 34], antioxidant [21], antiseptic [35], antiviral [27, 36]
Alloaromadendrene	1643	0.64	Antineoplastic [37], antioxidant [38]
Viridiflorene	1681	0.13	None found
Geranial	1685	0.92	None found
α-Terpineol	1696	0.41	Antibacterial [33], antifungal [33, 34], antiviral [27, 36]
β-Selinene	1715	0.23	None found
α-Selinene	1722	0.26	None found
Bicyclogermacrene	1733	0.60	Antibacterial [39], antitumor [40], cytotoxic [41]
Palustrol	1931	0.26	Antibacterial [42], antifungal [42], antitumor [42]
Cubeban-11-ol (cis)	2012	0.27	None found
Epiglobulol	2018	1.08	Antibacterial [43], uterus relaxant [44]
Ledol	2034	0.95	Antimicrobial [45], anti-inflammatory [45], antineoplastic [37]
Cubenol	2058	0.70	Antibacterial [28]
Cubeban-11-ol (trans)	2064	0.83	None found
Epicubenol	2070	0.36	Antifungal [46]
Globulol	2080	5.31	Antibacterial [43, 47], antifungal [47], antioxidant [48], sedative and anaesthetic [49]
Viridiflorol	2088	1.88	Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory [50], antifungal [51]
Spathulenol	2129	0.96	Antibacterial [52], anticancer [53], anti-inflammatory [54], immunomodulatory [55], uterus relaxant [44]

The compounds were identified by their GC retention times and linear retention indices relative to -alkanes and by comparison of their mass spectra with pure standards or published literature data [56–61]. Major components of essential oils with biological activities.