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Essential oil composition of Piper guineense and its antimicrobial activity. Another chemotype from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Oyedeji O. A.,
Adeniyi B. A.,
Ajayi O.,
König W. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1679
Subject(s) - chemotype , essential oil , antimicrobial , traditional medicine , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , chemistry , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , bacteria , genetics
The analysis of the essential oil of Piper guineense from Nigeria presents a new chemotype of constituents different from earlier reports with the absence of the usual myristicin. Ishwarane, a common constituent of Aristolochia indica and Bixa orellana , was also isolated from the essential oil of the friut. The essential oil inhibited the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCH 655 strain at 5 mg/mL on which standard antibiotic drugs were ineffective. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.