Short communication, Note

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Amomum cannicarpum (Zingiberaceae); essential oil; GC-MS; betha-pinene; elemol; alpha-cadinol; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity

Hrčak ID:

4616

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/4616

Publication date:

1.12.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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