title: Chemical composition and in-vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of three Greek Achillea species.
abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oils of Achillea holosericea, Achillea taygetea, Achillea fraasii was determined by GC/MS analysis. Among the ninety-five assayed constituents, camphor, borneol and 1,8-cineol were found to be the major components. The in-vitro antimicrobial activity of these essential oils was evaluated against six bacteria indicating that the first is totally inactive, while the other two possess moderate to strong activities mainly against the Gram negative strains. The essential oil of A. fraasii was also active against the tested pathogenic fungi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Zografou, Greece.
authors.forename: Prokopios
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magiatis
authors.forename: Alexios-Leandros
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Skaltsounis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chinou
authors.forename: Serkos A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Haroutounian
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile