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Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Pinus pinaster

Author(s) -

Nouara Aït Mimoune,

Aziza Yataghene

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of coastal life medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2309-6152

pISSN - 2309-5288

DOI - 10.12980/jclm.1.20133d322

Subject(s) - pinus pinaster , antimicrobial , essential oil , pinus <genus> , chemical composition , food science , composition (language) , chemistry , biology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , art , literature

Objective: To investigate the antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oils of Pinus pinaster. Methods: Essential oils were extracted from the needles by hydrodistillation. The chemical composition of the obtained essential oils was analyzed using GC-MS technique. The antimicrobial potential has been tested against six microorganisms performing the disc diffusion assay. Results: Twenty-three components have been identified. β-caryophyllene (30.9%) and β-selinene (13.45%) were predominant compounds. The essential oil exhibited a moderate activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli, but did not affect the growth of Erwinia amylovora. Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger were not inhibited by maritime pine essential oils. Conclusions: The essential oils from Pinus pinaster can be used as an antibacterial agent.

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