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Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Calamintha nepeta and its constituent pulegone against bacteria and fungi
Author(s) -
Flamini Guido,
Cioni Pier Luigi,
Puleio Roberto,
Morelli Ivano,
Panizzi Lirio
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199906)13:4<349::aid-ptr446>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - pulegone , antimicrobial , nepeta , bacteria , essential oil , biology , traditional medicine , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , genetics
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Calamintha nepeta and its antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella veneziana, S. paratyphi B, S. typhimurium, Fusarium moniliforme, Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger and Pyricularia oryzae have been studied. Moreover the main constituents of the oil (limonene, menthone, pulegone, menthol) have been tested against the same microorganisms. Only pulegone showed antimicrobial activity, particularly against all the Salmonella species. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.