Chemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of the resin Ladano, of its essential oil and of the isolated compounds

Authors
Demetzos, C Stahl, B Anastassaki, T Gazouli, M Tzouvelekis, LS Rallis, M
Citation
C. Demetzos et al., Chemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of the resin Ladano, of its essential oil and of the isolated compounds, PLANTA MED, 65(1), 1999, pp. 76-78
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
PLANTA MEDICA
ISSN journal
00320943 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
76 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0943(199902)65:1<76:CAAAAO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Fractionation of the resin Ladano from Cistus creticus subsp. creticus and susceptibility resting using the chromatographic fractions showed that its antistaphylococcal activity was mainly due to the diterpene sclareol. The a ntimicrobial activity of its essential oil, of the chromatographic fraction s, and of the isolated compounds was also evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus hominis.