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Composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea clavennae L. essential oil.
Phytother Res. 2003 Nov; 17(9):1037-40.PR

Abstract

The volatile constituents of Achillea clavennae L. (Asteraceae), rare plant of Europe, have been analysed using GC/MS. Twenty- five components making up 81.6% of the oil were characterized with camphor (29.5%), myrcene (5.5%), 1,8-cineole (5.3%), beta-caryophyllene (5.1%) and linalool (4.9%) being the major constituents. The essential oil was evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities. The screening of the antimicrobial activity of essential oil was conducted by a disc diffusion test against Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis), Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis) and fungal organisms (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans). The activity was more pronounced against Gram-negative and fungal organisms than against Gram-positive bacteria. A. clavennae oil was found to possess antimicrobial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and all fungal organisms.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Bezić N
University of Split, Faculty of Natural Science, Mathematics and Education, Department of Biology, Teslina 12, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Skocibusić M
No affiliation info available
Dunkić V
No affiliation info available
Radonić A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AchilleaAnti-Infective AgentsAntifungal AgentsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMitosporic FungiPhytotherapyPlant Oils

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14595583

Citation

Bezić, Nada, et al. "Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Achillea Clavennae L. Essential Oil." Phytotherapy Research : PTR, vol. 17, no. 9, 2003, pp. 1037-40.
Bezić N, Skocibusić M, Dunkić V, et al. Composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea clavennae L. essential oil. Phytother Res. 2003;17(9):1037-40.
Bezić, N., Skocibusić, M., Dunkić, V., & Radonić, A. (2003). Composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea clavennae L. essential oil. Phytotherapy Research : PTR, 17(9), 1037-40.
Bezić N, et al. Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Achillea Clavennae L. Essential Oil. Phytother Res. 2003;17(9):1037-40. PubMed PMID: 14595583.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea clavennae L. essential oil. AU - Bezić,Nada, AU - Skocibusić,Mirjana, AU - Dunkić,Valerija, AU - Radonić,Ani, PY - 2003/11/5/pubmed PY - 2004/2/11/medline PY - 2003/11/5/entrez SP - 1037 EP - 40 JF - Phytotherapy research : PTR JO - Phytother Res VL - 17 IS - 9 N2 - The volatile constituents of Achillea clavennae L. (Asteraceae), rare plant of Europe, have been analysed using GC/MS. Twenty- five components making up 81.6% of the oil were characterized with camphor (29.5%), myrcene (5.5%), 1,8-cineole (5.3%), beta-caryophyllene (5.1%) and linalool (4.9%) being the major constituents. The essential oil was evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities. The screening of the antimicrobial activity of essential oil was conducted by a disc diffusion test against Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis), Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis) and fungal organisms (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans). The activity was more pronounced against Gram-negative and fungal organisms than against Gram-positive bacteria. A. clavennae oil was found to possess antimicrobial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and all fungal organisms. SN - 0951-418X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/14595583/Composition_and_antimicrobial_activity_of_Achillea_clavennae_L__essential_oil_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -