A comparative study of essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and some members of the genus Citrus.
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.
Saleem
Muhammad
M
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan.
Afza
Nighat
N
Anwar
Muhammad Aijaz
MA
Hai
Syed Muhammad Abdul
SM
Ali
Muhammad Shaiq
MS
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
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D005966:Glucuronidase