Composition and Biological Activity of Essential Oils from Lippia origanoides H.B.K.

Autor: Dos Santos, Francisco J. B., Lopes, J. Arimatéia D., Cito, A. M. Graças L., De Oliveira, Evaldo H., De Lima, Sidney G., De A. M. Reis, Francisco
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Zdroj: Journal of Essential Oil Research; Sep/Oct2004, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p504-506, 3p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Analyses of the leaf oils from three colletions of Lippia origanoides H.B.K. by GC/MS and 1H- and 13C-NMR showed a similar chemical composition. Carvacrol (33.5-42.9%) was identified as the major component together with γ-terpinene (8.0-10.5%), thymol (5.1-8.4%), methyl thymol (6.1-8.7%) and p-cymene (11.9-15.8%). In vitro evaluation of the oils showed significant antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococus aureus, Staphylococus aureus MRSA, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index