Titre du document / Document title

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of essential oils of Myrrhis odorata (L.) scop, Hypericum perforatum l and Helichrysum arenarium (L.) Moench

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

RANCIC Ana ; SOKOVIC Marina ; VUKOJEVIC Jelena ; SIMIC Ana ; MARIN Petar ; DULETIC-LAUSEVIC Sonja ; DJOKOVIC Dejan ;

Résumé / Abstract

The chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of essential oils isolated from Myrrhis odorata, Hypericum perforatum and Helichrysum arenarium were investigated against seven bacterial and six fungal species. Activity against the bacteria and C. albicans were investigated by a bioautographic test on TLC plates, while all the other fungi were tested by a microdilution test. The oil of H. arenarium showed the best antibacterial activity, while M. odorata oil showed the lowest effect, to compare with commercial products. In contrast, the best antifungal activity was observed for M. odorata oil, while H. arenarium showed the lowest antifungal potential. Minimal inhibitory and fungicidal concentrations for fungi were 0.5-120 μg/mL. The oil of M. odorata showed better activity then commercial product and it can be seen that this oil is very effective against all fungi tested.

Revue / Journal Title

The Journal of essential oil research   ISSN 1041-2905   CODEN JEOREG 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 17, n^o3, pp. 341-345 [5 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Allured, Carol Stream, IL, ETATS-UNIS  (1989) (Revue)

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Myrrhis odorata ; Apiaceae ; Hypericum perforatum ; Hyperaceae ; Helichrysum arenarium ; Asteraceae ; essential oil composition ; antimicrobial activity ; p-cymene ; limonene ; α-ylangene ; cyclosativene ; di-epi-α-cedrene ; nonane ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 22995, 35400012543337.0390