title: Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Jasonia candicans and J. montana.
abstract: The essential oils of the aerial parts of Jasonia candicans and J. montana were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) technique. Of twenty-one components identified in the volatile oil of J. candicans, intermediol was the main constituent. Fifty-eight components were characterized in the essential oil of J. montana. Camphor, borneol, bornyl acetate, chrysanthemol, intermediol, and 1,8-cineole were the major constituents in this oil. The two oils showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis. They also showed a marked antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Candida albicans.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, Dragoco, Holzminden, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hammerschmidt
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: el-Kashoury
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abd el-Kawy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: el-Fishawy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils