Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Lippia lasiocalycina Cham. (Verbenaceae)
Autor: | Candido Athayde Sobrinho, Wanessa Sales de Almeida, Lorenna Fonseca, Sidney Gonçalo de Lima, A. R. B. Santos, Humberto Medeiros Barreto, Maria Christina Sanches Muratori, Leila Maria de Sousa Andrade |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Lippia Limonene Traditional medicine biology Chemistry Verbenaceae 010401 analytical chemistry medicine.disease_cause Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Corpus albicans 0104 chemical sciences law.invention 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 030104 developmental biology Staphylococcus aureus law medicine Candida albicans Agronomy and Crop Science Essential oil |
Zdroj: | Industrial Crops and Products. 125:236-240 |
ISSN: | 0926-6690 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.09.007 |
Popis: | The use of plant species of the genus Lippia in the treatment of diseases is an old practice, however, some species still needs studies. Thus, the present work aimed to characterize chemically and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Lippia lasiocalycina. The oil was extracted by hydrodistillation and the analysis of the chemical constituents done using gas chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometer. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined by microdilution method against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans strains. The constituents present were identified (90.09%) and piperitenone oxide was defined as the major compound (57.55%) followed by limonene (20.69%). The essential oil of Lippia lasiocalycina presented activity against C. albicans strain, signaling for a potential application in the treatment of infections caused by this yeast. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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