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Compositions and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of two Hypericum species from Turkey.
- Source :
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Fitoterapia [Fitoterapia] 2006 Jan; Vol. 77 (1), pp. 57-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Oct 19. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The chemical compositions of essential oils obtained from Hypericum hyssopifolium var. microcalycinum and Hypericum lysimachioides var. lysimachioides were analysed by using GC and GC-MS. Caryophyllene oxide was found to be the major component. The essential oils of both Hypericum species showed antimicrobial activity against nine microorganism at a concentration of 60 to 80 microg/ml.
- Subjects :
- Bacillus drug effects
Candida albicans drug effects
Escherichia coli drug effects
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plant Oils chemistry
Plant Oils pharmacology
Plants, Medicinal chemistry
Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
Streptococcus pyogenes drug effects
Turkey
Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology
Hypericum chemistry
Oils, Volatile chemistry
Oils, Volatile pharmacology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0367-326X
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fitoterapia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16242263
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2005.08.019