Composition and antimicrobial activity of  Equisetum arvense  L. essential oil | Zendy

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Composition and antimicrobial activity of Equisetum arvense L. essential oil

Author(s) -

Radulović Niko,

Stojanović Gordana,

Palić Radosav

Publication year - 2006

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.1815

Subject(s) - antimicrobial , aspergillus niger , klebsiella pneumoniae , candida albicans , essential oil , phytol , staphylococcus aureus , biology , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , thymol , lamiaceae , chemistry , bacteria , escherichia coli , botany , biochemistry , genetics , gene

The volatile constituents of the sterile stems of Equisetum arvense L. (Equisetaceae) were investigated for the first time using GC, GC/MS and 13 C‐NMR. Twenty‐five compounds were identified. Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (18.34%), cis ‐geranyl acetone (13.74%), thymol (12.09%) and trans‐ phytol (10.06%) were the major constituents. A disk diffusion method was used for the evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of this oil against a panel of microorganisms (bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus , Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella enteritidis ; fungi: Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans ). The 1:10 dilution of the essential oil of Equisetum arvense L. was shown to possess a broad spectrum of a very strong antimicrobial activity against all tested strains. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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