Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of young pine shoots (Picea abies L.).
The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of young pine shoots was investigated and compared with that of a commercial pine needle oil and chloramphenicol. The correlation between the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils and their compositions, analysed by gas chromatography, is discussed.
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Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Graz, Austria.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002701:Chloramphenicol