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Environmental Factors Related to Climate Change Alter the Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Lavandula viridis L’Hér Essential Oil

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  • Inês Mansinhos

    (MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal)

  • Sandra Gonçalves

    (MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal)

  • Raquel Rodríguez-Solana

    (MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
    Department of Agroindustry and Food Quality, Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Rancho de la Merced Center, Carretera Cañada de la Loba (CA-3102) Km 3.1., SN, 11471 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
    Department of Agroindustry and Food Quality, Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo Center, Avenida Menendez-Pidal, SN, 14004 Córdoba, Spain)

  • José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

    (Department of Agroindustry and Food Quality, Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo Center, Avenida Menendez-Pidal, SN, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
    Foods for Health Group, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Avenida Menendez-Pidal, SN, 14004 Córdoba, Spain)

  • Anabela Romano

    (MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal)

Abstract

Climate change is affecting all regions of the world, and the Mediterranean region is one of the most affected. Plants accumulate secondary metabolites as an adaptive response to stress circumstances. The present study investigated the effect of different abiotic factor conditions (drought, moderate heat, severe heat, salinity, and UV-B radiation) on the essential oil (EO) yield, composition (volatile profile), and biological activity (enzyme inhibition and antioxidant activity) of Lavandula viridis L’Hér. In general, the environmental conditions increased the extraction yield of EO. Eighty-two compounds were identified in the EO and environmental factors induced some quantitative changes in EO composition. Severe heat and salinity conditions increased the concentration of the two most abundant compounds, 1,8-cineole and camphor. Severe heat also increased the potential of EO to inhibit the enzymes butyrylcholinesterase and tyrosinase. Drought, salinity, and UV-B radiation promoted the ability of EO to inhibit acetylcholinesterase. In addition, heat and drought enhanced the antioxidant activity of EO. These results are relevant for exploring the potential of this EO for industrial applications, although future studies combining the factors studied are important to understand the influence of synergistic effects on the composition and bioactivity of the plant products obtained.

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  • Inês Mansinhos & Sandra Gonçalves & Raquel Rodríguez-Solana & José Manuel Moreno-Rojas & Anabela Romano, 2024. "Environmental Factors Related to Climate Change Alter the Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Lavandula viridis L’Hér Essential Oil," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:7:p:1067-:d:1427868
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