Antimicrobial activity and composition of the volatiles of Cinnamomum tamala Nees. and Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. from Uttarakhand (India)
| Autor: | Richa Seth, S. Zafar Haider, Akash Sharma, Mithun Sharma, Manindra Mohan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Antifungal lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine food.ingredient Murraya lcsh:RC955-962 medicine.drug_class lcsh:Medicine Sabinene Cinnamaldehyde chemistry.chemical_compound food medicine Murraya koenigii essential oil composition antimicrobial activity biology Traditional medicine cinnamaldehyde Chemistry lcsh:R Cinnamomum tamala biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial Infectious Diseases α -pinene Composition (visual arts) Antibacterial activity |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Vol 2, Iss Sup 1, Pp 324-327 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2222-1808 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s2222-1808(12)60175-3 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the composition of Cinnamomum tamala and Murraya koenigii essential oils and their antimicrobial activities against nine microbial strains. Methods Essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation from the leaves of two spice trees and were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oils were also tested for their antimicrobial activity using broth micro dilution method. Results Cinnamaldehyde (37.85%) and cis-linalool oxide (29.99%) were the main components characterized in the oil of C. tamala , whereas α-pinene (39.93%), sabinene (13.31%) and trans-caryophyllene (9.02%) detected as the major constituents in M. koenigii oil. C. tamala oil exhibited significant antifungal activity and satisfactory antibacterial activity, while lesser antimicrobial activity was observed in M. koenigii oil. Conclusions The present study suggested that C. tamala oil was more effective against bacterial and fungal strains as compared with M. koenghii oil. |
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