title: Terpenoid compositions, and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the rhizome essential oils of different Hedychium species.
abstract: A phytochemical study of the rhizome essential oils of four different Hedychium species was performed by means of GC and GC/MS analyses. H. ellipticum mainly contained 1,8-cineole, sabinene, and terpin-4-ol, while H. aurantiacum possessed terpin-4-ol, para-cymene, and bornyl acetate as the major entities. Similarly, trans-meta-mentha-2,8-diene and linalool were noticed in H. coronarium. Three different collections (I-III) of H. spicatum showed amazing differences in the relative contents of their essential oils, 1,8-cineole and 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol being identified as markers for samples I and II, terpin-4-ol and sabinene being the major compounds in sample III. The rhizome essential oils of the above species were studied for their antioxidant activities by different methods, including their effect on the chelating properties of Fe(2+), DPPH radical-scavenging activity, and reducing power. Antimicrobial screenings of the oils by the paper-disc method were performed against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, Pasteurella multocida, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica enterica, and the respective minimum-inhibitory-concentration (MIC) values were determined. The rhizome essential oils from all Hedychium species exhibited moderate-to-good Fe(2+) chelating activity. H. spicatum from collection site III showed a completely different DPPH radical-scavenging profile than the samples from the other collection sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantangar, US Nagar-263145, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Chandan Singh
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chanotiya
authors.forename: Garima
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Om
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Chandra S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mathela
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000187:drug effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000187:drug effects; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000187:drug effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D030521:Zingiberaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes