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Composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea clavennae and Achillea holosericea essential oils
Author(s) -
Stojanović G.,
Asakawa Y.,
Palić R.,
Radulović N.
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.1378
Subject(s) - camphor , borneol , chemistry , antimicrobial , aspergillus niger , essential oil , achillea , candida albicans , achillea millefolium , food science , antibacterial activity , botany , bacteria , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , traditional chinese medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology
The composition of the essential oils of Achillea clavennae and Achillea holosericea were analyzed by GC/MS. The main constituting compounds of the A. clavennae essential oil were camphor (41.9%) and 1,8‐cineole (22.5%), while the most abundant compounds in the A. holosericea oil were borneol (30.2%) and camphor (14.8%). The antibacterial activity of the oil of A. clavennae was tested for the rst time. Both examined oils showed strong activity against all tested microorganisms ( Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger ). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.