Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (Jan 2012)
Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Galatella linosyris (L.) Rchb. f. (Asteraceae)
Abstract
The investigation of chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Galatella linosyris was presented. Chemical analysis (GC/MS, NMR) showed that sabinene (40%), β-pinene (35.5%), α-pinene (4.5%), limonene (4%), γ-muurolene (4%), and E-Caryophyllene (3.3%) were dominant components in this oil. The microdilution assays was used to evaluate minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentration (MBC, MFC). G. linosyris essential oil exhibited better antifungal than antibacterial activity.
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