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Aromatic plants from Yungas. Part III. Composition and antimicrobial activity of Myrrhinium atropurpureum Schott var. octandrum Bentham essential oil
Author(s) -
Rotman Alicia,
Ahumada Osvaldo,
Demo Mirta S.,
Oliva Maria de las M.,
Turina Anahi V.,
López Maria L.,
Zygadlo Julio A.
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.1189
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , chemistry , essential oil , composition (language) , botany , traditional medicine , food science , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
The essential oil of Myrrhinium atropurpureum Schott var. octandrum Bentham was analysed by means of GC and GC–MS. From 24 identied compounds, representing 95.6% of the oils, α ‐pinene was the major component. The oil showed antimicrobial activity against Gram‐positive bacteria. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.