Antimicrobial activity and composition of Hyptis mutabilis essential oil.

Autor: Oliva MM, Demo MS, Lopez AG, Lopez ML, Zygadlo JA
Zdroj: Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants; 2005, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p57-63, 7p
Abstrakt: An analysis of the hydrodistilled essential oil from fresh aerial parts of Hyptis mutabilis (Rich) Briq. by GC/MS resulted in the identification of 24 compounds that represented 95.5 percent of the oil. The main constituents of the oil were E-caryophyllene (14.7%), spathulenol (14.2%) and germacrene D (11.1%). The oil exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against Mucor sp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index