Compositions and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of two Hypericum species from Turkey.

Autor: Toker Z; University of Dicle, Faculty of Science and Art, Biology Department, 21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey. ztoker@dicle.edu.tr, Kizil G, Ozen HC, Kizil M, Ertekin S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Fitoterapia [Fitoterapia] 2006 Jan; Vol. 77 (1), pp. 57-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Oct 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.08.019
Abstrakt: The chemical compositions of essential oils obtained from Hypericum hyssopifolium var. microcalycinum and Hypericum lysimachioides var. lysimachioides were analysed by using GC and GC-MS. Caryophyllene oxide was found to be the major component. The essential oils of both Hypericum species showed antimicrobial activity against nine microorganism at a concentration of 60 to 80 microg/ml.
Databáze: MEDLINE