Antibacterial activity and chemical composition of the essential oil of Grammosciadium platycarpum Boiss. from Iran.
The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from two samples (GP1 and GP2) of Grammosciadium platycarpum Boiss. was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The analysis of the oils resulted in the identification of twenty-two constituents. Linalool (79.0%-GP1, 81.8%-GP2) and limonene (10.0%, 5.8%) were found to be the major components, respectively. The in vitro antibacterial activities of these oils and their main compounds against seven Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were investigated. The results exhibited that the total oils and their major components possess strong to moderate activities against all the tested bacteria except for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Sonboli
Ali
A
Department of Biology, Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, P.O. Box 19835-389, Tehran, Iran. a-sonboli@sbu.ac.ir
Eftekhar
Fereshteh
F
Yousefzadi
Morteza
M
Kanani
Mohammad Reza
MR
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D007492:Iran; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile