Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Ruilopezia bracteosa

Autor: Libia, Alarcón, Alexis, Peña, Judith, Velascd, José Gregorio, Baptista, Luis, Rojas, Rosa, Aparicio, Alfredo, Usubillaga
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Natural product communications. 10(4)
ISSN: 1934-578X
Popis: The essential oil from the leaves ofRuilopezia bracteosa was obtained by hydrodistillation, and analyzed by GC-MS. Eighteen components, which made up 99.6% of the oil were identified, the most abundant being β-myrcene (34.2%), α-pinene (24.3%), 7-epi-α-selinene (9.1%), β-pinene (8.5%) and 6,9-guaiadiene (4.4%). Antibacterial activity was tested against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using broth microdilution and disk agar diffusion methods. MIC values found presented significant differences between both methods, which may be due to diffusion factors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE