title: Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Artemisia scoparia and A. capillaris.
abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kitamura and Artemisia capillaris Thunb. was analyzed by GC/MS. The essential oil of A. scoparia was rich in camphor (11.0 %), 1,8-cineole (21.5 %), and beta-caryophyllene (6.8 %) as the major compounds, whereas A. capillaris oil was rich in beta-pinene (9.4 %), beta-caryophyllene (11.1 %), and capillene (32.7 %). The essential oils and some of their major compounds were tested for their antimicrobial activity against 15 different genera of oral bacteria. The essential oils of A. scoparia and A. capillaris exhibited considerable inhibitory effects against all oral bacteria tested, while their major components demonstrated various degrees of growth inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oral Bioscience and Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Dan
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Mi-Ran
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Seung-Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Sang-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bong-Seop
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kil
authors.forename: Yo-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019306:Artemisia; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010938:Plant Oils