Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Oils of Ferula szowitsiana DC. from Turkey

Abstract

The essential oils from the leaves and stems of Ferula szowitsiana DC. (Umbelliferae) were separately obtained by hydrodistillation and then analyzed by GC and GC/MS methods. The oil yields were 0.4% and 0.05%, respectively. One-hundred and sixty-two compounds representing 99.5% and 99 compounds representing 94.4% were identified in the leaf oil and stem oil, respectively, with β-eudesmol (32.0% and 29.5%, resp.), α-eudesmol (18.2% and 16.6%, resp.) and α-pinene (8.6% and 6.4%, resp.) as the major constituents. Antimicrobial activity of the leaf oil was tested via in-vitro microdilution broth technique. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans were used as the test microorganisms.

Key Word Index:

• Ferula szowitsiana
• Umbelliferae
• essential oil composition
• β-eudesmol
• α-eudesmol
• antimicrobial activity