Acta Pharmaceutica, Vol. 55 No. 4, 2005.
Short communication, Note
Antimicrobial activity of juniper berry essential oil (Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae)
STJEPAN PEPELJNJAK
IVAN KOSALEC
ZDENKA KALOĐERA
NIKOLA BLAŽEVIĆ
Abstract
Juniper essential oil (Juniperi aetheroleum) was obtained from the juniper berry, and the GC/MS analysis showed that the main compounds in the oil were alpha-pinene (29.17%) and betha-pinene (17.84%), sabinene (13.55%), limonene (5.52%), and mircene (0.33%). The juniper essential oil was evaluated for the antimicrobial activity against sixteen bacterial species, seven yeast-like fungi, three yeast and four dermatophyte strains. Juniper essential oil showed similar bactericidal activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species; with MIC values between 8 and 70% (V/V) as well as a strong fungicidal activity against yeasts, yeast-like fungi and dermatophytes, with the MIC values below 10%, V/V. The strongest fungicidal activity was recorded against Candida spp. (MIC from 0.78 to 2 %, V/V) and dermatophytes (from 0.39 to 2%, V/V).
Keywords
Juniperus communis; juniper; essential oil; antibacterial; antifungal activity
Hrčak ID:
19047
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2005.
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