Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Micromeriacristata subsp phrygia and the enantiomeric distribution of borneol

Citation
N. Tabanca et al., Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Micromeriacristata subsp phrygia and the enantiomeric distribution of borneol, J AGR FOOD, 49(9), 2001, pp. 4300-4303
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Chemistry & Analysis
Journal title
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00218561 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4300 - 4303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8561(200109)49:9<4300:CAAAOT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Water-distilled essential oils from herbal parts of Micromeria cristata (Ha mpe) Griseb. subsp. phr a P. H. Davis (Endemic) (Lamiaceae) collected from three different localities were analyzed by GCMS. The major component chara cterized in the three oils was borneol (27-39%). Other main components were determined as camphor (9-15%), caryophyllene oxide (4-6%), and trans-verbe nol (4-6%) in the oils. Enantiomeric distributions of borneol and camphor i n the oils were determined on a fused silica Lipodex-E capillary column usi ng a multidimensional GC-MS system. The three essential oils and both enant iomers of borneol have been evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. The y showed inhibitory effects on Gr (-) and Gr (+) pathogenic microorganisms.