Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz

YANG Yang1, ZHU Shunying1, CAI Xiaoqiang1, TANG Lifei1, ZOU Guolin1, LIU Deqing2, HUANG Jinghua2

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Front. Biol. ›› 2008, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (4) : 402-407. DOI: 10.1007/s11515-008-0073-3

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz

  • YANG Yang1, ZHU Shunying1, CAI Xiaoqiang1, TANG Lifei1, ZOU Guolin1, LIU Deqing2, HUANG Jinghua2
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Essential oil of the subterranean part of Cacalia tangutica (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrum (MS) technique in two different capillary columns of different polarities. Thirty-one components were identified in the oil and the main compounds were ?-zingiberene (13.49%), germacrene D (10.76%), ?-pinene (8.54%), caryophyllene(Z-) (6.36%), linalool (6.16%), ?-myrcene (4.89%), ?-ocimene(Z-) (4.40%)and ocimenone(Z-) (3.58%). The antimicrobial activity of the oil was evaluated against 2 fungi and 12 bacteria including 6 clinically isolated strains using the agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods. The results show that the oil presented a broad antimicrobial spectrum and had better antimicrobial activity against yeast and gram-positive bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L and minimum bactericidal concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L.

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YANG Yang, ZHU Shunying, CAI Xiaoqiang, TANG Lifei, ZOU Guolin, LIU Deqing, HUANG Jinghua. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. Front. Biol., 2008, 3(4): 402‒407 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11515-008-0073-3

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