Chemical composition, antifungal and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis from Spain. Natural product communications [Nat Prod Commun] Journal article | | Title | Chemical composition, antifungal and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis from Spain. | | Author(s) | Palá-Paúl J, Usano-Alemany J, Granda E, Soria AC | | Institution | Dpto. Biologia Vegetal I (Botánica), Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain. Quibey@bio.ucm.es | | Source | Nat Prod Commun 2009 Jul; 4(7):1007-10. | | MeSH | Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
Bacteria
Candida albicans
Chamaecyparis
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Oils, Volatile
Spain
Terpenes
| | Abstract | The chemical composition of the oil of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach. has been analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 34 compounds were identified representing more than 90% of the total oil. The oil was richer in monoterpenes than in sesquiterpenes, the major constituents being limonene (53.2%), 6-3-carene (21.0%) and a-pinene (12.2%). The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the oil were also tested against Candida albicans, Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella sp. and Serratia marcescens. Only two of these, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans, were sensitive to the treatment, inhibition zones of 11 and 14 mm diameter being obtained, respectively. As far as we know, this is the first report of the antifungal and antibacterial activity of this species. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19731613 |
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