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Composition and antimicrobial activity of the volatile oil of Artemisia kopetdaghensis Krasch., M.Pop. & Linecz ex Poljak from Iran
Author(s) -
Ramezani M.,
Behravan J.,
Yazdinezhad A.
Publication year - 2006
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.1644
Subject(s) - essential oil , chemistry , camphor , antimicrobial , asteraceae , composition (language) , botany , food science , agar , agar dilution , minimum inhibitory concentration , traditional medicine , bacteria , biology , organic chemistry , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , genetics
Abstract Artemisia kopetdaghensis Krasch., M.Pop. & Linecz ex Poljak (Asteraceae) is a common perennial herb growing wild in north‐eastern parts of Iran. The essential oil of A. kopetdaghensis was isolated by hydrodistillation in 2.14% (v/w) yield. The chemical composition of the essential oil was examined by GC and GC–MS. Thirty‐three compounds were identified, representing 86.8% of the total oil. The major constituents were methyleugenol (24.4%), geranial (13.6%), davanone (11.1%), camphor (9.8%) and neral (7.4%). Minimum inhibitory concentration was determined, using the agar dilution method, against eight bacteria and two fungal strains. The essential oil showed a moderate antimicrobial activity. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.