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Chemical Composition of Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil from Monarda citriodora Flowers
- Source :
- Advanced Materials Research. :920-923
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., 2011.
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Abstract
- The essential oil (yield 1.46%, w/w) of Monarda citriodora flowers obtained by hydrodistillation was analysed by GC-MS, Totally 30 constituents were detected. 26 compounds representing 97.23% were identified, of which thymol (44.599%), 1,8-cineole (23.613%), α-phellandrene (4.815%) and β-cymene (4.019%) were major compounds. Thus, the monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were the predominant portions of the oil. Antibacterial ability of Monarda citriodora essential oil was tested by disc agar diffusion against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylicoccus albus. Antibacterial properties were compared to penicillin. Higher antibacterial activity was observed.
- Subjects :
- food.ingredient
biology
General Engineering
Bacillus subtilis
biology.organism_classification
law.invention
Penicillin
chemistry.chemical_compound
food
chemistry
law
medicine
Monarda citriodora
Organic chemistry
Agar
Food science
Antibacterial activity
Chemical composition
Thymol
Essential oil
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16628985
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Advanced Materials Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b4bcc4f652f6789996f85b01032cb0d9