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Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of six Stachys species from Serbia
Author(s) -
GrujicJovanovic Slavica,
Skaltsa Helen D.,
Marin Petar,
Sokovic Marina
Publication year - 2004
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.1275
Subject(s) - monoterpene , chemistry , essential oil , antibacterial activity , botany , lamiaceae , composition (language) , food science , bacteria , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy , genetics
The essential oils of Stachys scardica , S. ofcinalis , S. germanica , S. sylvatica , S. plumosa and S. recta were analysed by GC–MS. From more than 100 identied constituents of the oils, the sequiterpene hydrocarbons were the major components of all samples except that of S. plumosa , which was rich in monoterpene hydrocarbons. Furthermore, the oils were tested against three Gram‐positive and three Gram‐negative bacteria. The essential oil of S. ofcinalis proved to be the most active. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.