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Original Articles

Volatile Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Eugenia rottleriana Wight et Arn. Leaf Oil

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Pages 588-590 | Received 01 Mar 2006, Accepted 01 Sep 2006, Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the leaves of Eugenia rottleriana was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-eight compounds constituting 99.1% of the analyzed sample were identified. The oil was characterized by the predominance of monoterpenes (61.2%) with limonene (50.3%) as the major constituent. α—Humulene (13.3 %), β—caryophyllene (8.8%) and linalool (3.2%) were the other major components. The oil displayed significant antibacterial activity when tested against Bacillus cereus and moderate activity against Serratia marcescens and Escherichia coli.

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