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Original Articles

Essential Oil of Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. from Tanzania: Composition and Antifungal Activity

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Pages 438-440 | Received 01 Apr 2002, Accepted 01 Aug 2002, Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

The hydrodistilled essential oil (yield 1.2%) of fresh leaves of wild Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-four compounds representing 90.3% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were β-caryophyllene (26.0%), β-elemene (10.4%), trans-α-bergamotene (7.7%), spathulenol (7.0%) and bicyclogermacrene (6.5%). The oil exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against Mucor sp. when compared to ketoconazole.

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