Acta Pharmaceutica, Vol. 56 No. 4, 2006.
Kratko priopćenje
Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from the fruits of Amomum cannicarpum
SABULAL BABY
DAN MATHEW
SUKUMARAN PRADEEP NEDIYAMPARAMBU
RENJU KRISHNA VALSAMMA
GEORGE VARUGHESE
Sažetak
Essential oil from the fruits of Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Bentham ex Baker (Zingiberaceae), was hydrodistilled and characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major constituents in the oil were betha-pinene (14.00%), elemol (10.45%) and alpha-cadinol (8.50%). Thirty-three (91.48%) out of forty-one constituents were identified by GC-MS and subsequent data analysis. The antimicrobial activity of the oil against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and some fungi were determined by the disc diffusion assay. The oil showed good antibacterial activity against Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris and very good antifungal activity against Candida albicans and C. glabrata.
Ključne riječi
Amomum cannicarpum (Zingiberaceae); essential oil; GC-MS; betha-pinene; elemol; alpha-cadinol; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity
Hrčak ID:
4616
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2006.
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