Essential oil composition, antibacterial activity and toxicity of the leaves of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. & Thonn.) taubert from Nigeria.
The composition of the essential oil of the leaves of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. & Thonn.) Taubert. from Nigeria were analyzed by GC/MS. Forty-one compounds representing 89.5% of the essential oil were characterized. The essential oil was dominated by 1,8-cineole (19.4%), 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (13.6%), phytol (9.1%), alpha-pinene (8.1%) and geranylacetone (6.7%). The oil exhibited moderate toxicity in the brine shrimp lethality assay (117.5 microg/mL), and displayed weak antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis.
Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Sherifat A
SA
Aboaba
Isiaka A
IA
Ogunwande
Tameka M
TM
Walker
William N
WN
Setzer
Ibrahim A
IA
Oladosu
Olusegun
O
Ekundayo
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D009549:Nigeria; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D031305:Tetrapleura / Q000737:chemistry*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils