CHEMICAL STUDY AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF VOLATILE EXTRACTS FROM FRESH LEAVES OF [i]CRASSOCEPHALUM RUBENS[/i] (JUSS
The present work has studied the chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) extracted from the fresh leaves of [i]C[/i][i]rassocephalum rubens[/i] and tested its efficacy against some pathogenic microorganisms isolated from common foods largely consumed, which had been incriminated as responsibl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Study & Research: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry |
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| Online Access: | http://pubs.ub.ro/dwnl.php?id=CSCC6201011V03S01A0004 |
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| Summary: | The present work has studied the chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) extracted from the fresh leaves of [i]C[/i][i]rassocephalum rubens[/i] and tested its efficacy against some pathogenic microorganisms isolated from common foods largely consumed, which had been incriminated as responsible of food infections and toxi-infections. The chemical composition of the essential oil extracted from the fresh leaves of [i]Crassocephalum rubens[/i], has revealed the presence of limonene (48.8� myrcene (30.7� E-(β)-ocimene (7.4�20and α-thujene (4.6�20as the main components. In addition some oxygenated components had been identified. They are linalool, terpinen-4-ol, p-cymen-8-ol, E-nerolidiol and E-bisabol-11-ol. The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) determined on some bacteria Gram ([i]Staphylococcus aureus[/i], [i]Streptococcus faecalis[/i]), bacteria Gram- ([i]Escherichia coli[/i], [i]Salmonella typhi[/i]) and against a pathogenic yeast ([i]Candida albicans[/i]) vary from 0.54 mg/mL to 4.38 mg/mL. The two Gram are more sensitive to the EO activity while the two Gram- less sensitive and Candida albicans relatively resistant to the EO activity. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-540X |