title: A comparative study of essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and some members of the genus Citrus.
abstract: Steam distilled oils of some species of the genus Citrus and Cymbopogon citratus were analyzed by GC-MS. It is observed that citral b was the most common constituent of the oils, which could be a good inhibitor of beta-glucuronidase as all the tested essential oils showed significant inhibition of beta-glucuronidase. IC50 values of a mixture of citral a and b also proved the hypothesis. The same oils also exhibited positive response against tested microbes.
authors.affiliation: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Nighat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Afza
authors.forename: Muhammad Aijaz
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Syed Muhammad Abdul
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Muhammad Shaiq
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry*; D031743:Cymbopogon / Q000737:chemistry*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D005966:Glucuronidase