title: Essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of three Zingiberaceae from S.Tomé e Príncipe.
abstract: The essential oil composition of three Zingiberaceae widely used as medicinal aromatic plants from S. Tomé and Príncipe: Aframomum danielli (Hook. f.) K. Schum., Curcuma longa L. and Zingiber officinale Rosc. was studied. Two samples of the essential oils from fruit of A. danielli and from rhizomes of the other two species, were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC, GC-MS, and (13)C-NMR. The essential oil from fruits of A. danielli has been studied for the first time and was characterised by its high content of monoterpenes, with 1,8-cineole (25.5 - 34.4 %) the major constituent, followed by beta-pinene (14.1 - 15.2 %) and alpha-terpineol (9.9 - 12.1 %). Essential oils from the rhizomes of C. longa contained a lower content of ar-turmerone (4.0 - 12.8 %) than those reported in the literature for C. longa from other origins (24.7 - 31.4 %), whereas the results for Z. officinale essential oils were in accordance with the literature data. The essential oils of A. danielli and Z. officinale showed antimicrobial activity against all Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria tested, as well as against yeasts and filamentous fungi, using the agar diffusion method.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salgueiro
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cañigueral
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mazzoni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casanova
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011174:Portugal; D030521:Zingiberaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils