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Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf and twig oils of Litsea acutivena from Taiwan.
Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Nov; 6(11):1755-8.NP

Abstract

The chemical composition, and antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the essential oils isolated from the leaves and twigs of Litsea acutivena of Taiwan were investigated. The essential oils from the fresh leaves and twigs were isolated using hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus, and characterized by GC-FID and GC-MS. Ninety-five and fifty-two compounds were identified in the leaf and twig oils, respectively. The main components of the leaf oil were gamma-patchoulene (11.0%), delta-cadinene (6.3%), trans-muurola-3,5-diene (5.9%), and beta-selinene (5.3%), whereas the main components of the twig oil were tau-cadinol (13.1%), beta-selinene (9.6%), trans-beta-ocimene (6.2%) and alpha-cadinol (7.7%). Bioactivity studies demonstrated that twig oil had excellent antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities, superior to those of the leaf oil. For the antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the twig oil, the active compounds were determined to be tau-cadinol and alpha-cadinol.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Ho CL
Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung, Taiwan 402.
Liao PC
No affiliation info available
Wang EI
No affiliation info available
Su YC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anti-Infective AgentsFungicides, IndustrialLitseaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOils, VolatilePlant LeavesPlant StemsTaiwanTerpenes

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22224304

Citation

Ho, Chen-Lung, et al. "Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf and Twig Oils of Litsea Acutivena From Taiwan." Natural Product Communications, vol. 6, no. 11, 2011, pp. 1755-8.
Ho CL, Liao PC, Wang EI, et al. Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf and twig oils of Litsea acutivena from Taiwan. Nat Prod Commun. 2011;6(11):1755-8.
Ho, C. L., Liao, P. C., Wang, E. I., & Su, Y. C. (2011). Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf and twig oils of Litsea acutivena from Taiwan. Natural Product Communications, 6(11), 1755-8.
Ho CL, et al. Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf and Twig Oils of Litsea Acutivena From Taiwan. Nat Prod Commun. 2011;6(11):1755-8. PubMed PMID: 22224304.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf and twig oils of Litsea acutivena from Taiwan. AU - Ho,Chen-Lung, AU - Liao,Pei-Chun, AU - Wang,Eugene I-Chen, AU - Su,Yu-Chang, PY - 2012/1/10/entrez PY - 2012/1/10/pubmed PY - 2012/2/14/medline SP - 1755 EP - 8 JF - Natural product communications JO - Nat Prod Commun VL - 6 IS - 11 N2 - The chemical composition, and antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the essential oils isolated from the leaves and twigs of Litsea acutivena of Taiwan were investigated. The essential oils from the fresh leaves and twigs were isolated using hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus, and characterized by GC-FID and GC-MS. Ninety-five and fifty-two compounds were identified in the leaf and twig oils, respectively. The main components of the leaf oil were gamma-patchoulene (11.0%), delta-cadinene (6.3%), trans-muurola-3,5-diene (5.9%), and beta-selinene (5.3%), whereas the main components of the twig oil were tau-cadinol (13.1%), beta-selinene (9.6%), trans-beta-ocimene (6.2%) and alpha-cadinol (7.7%). Bioactivity studies demonstrated that twig oil had excellent antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities, superior to those of the leaf oil. For the antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the twig oil, the active compounds were determined to be tau-cadinol and alpha-cadinol. SN - 1934-578X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22224304/Composition_and_antimicrobial_activity_of_the_leaf_and_twig_oils_of_Litsea_acutivena_from_Taiwan_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -