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Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Anisochilus carnosus (Linn. fil.) Benth., a Tamil plant acclimatized in Sicily
Author(s) -
Senatore Felice,
Lentini Francesca,
Venza Francesca,
Bruno Maurizio,
Napolitano Francesco
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1183
Subject(s) - chemistry , camphor , carvacrol , essential oil , lamiaceae , composition (language) , antibacterial activity , botany , food science , bacteria , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , genetics
The essential oil from aerial parts of Anisochilus carnosus (Linn. l.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil content was 0.13% (v/w), on a fresh weight basis. The oil composition was analysed by GC and GC–MS and 28 compounds were identied, accounting for 94.3% of the oil. Carvacrol (27.9%), camphor (14.1%) and α ‐ cis ‐bergamotene (10.2%) were the most abundant components. The oil is active against Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.