Composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of Artemisia fragrans Willd. leaves and roots from Iran.
Hydrodistillation of leaves and roots of Artemisia fragrans Willd. (Asteraceae) yielded 0.9% and 0.1% (v/w) essential oils, respectively. GC/MS analysis allowed identification of 19 components, which made up 91.1% of the total oil from the leaves, while only 9 compounds (93.8%) were identified in the roots. The main components of the leaf oil were chrysanthenon (23.8%), 1, 8-cineole (23.7%), beta-caryophyllene (9.6%), p-cymene (7.7%), filifolide-A (5.7%) and filifolone (5.7%). In the root oil, the main constituents were camphor (67.0%) and camphene (16.9%). Antibacterial activity was tested against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using the agar diffusion method. Activity was observed against two Gram-positive and one Gram- negative bacteria.
Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal Branch, Khalkhal, Iran. shafaghata@yahoo.com
Ali
A
Shafaghat
Yavar
Y
Noormohammadi
Mohammad
M
Zaifizadeh
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D001197:Ascaridia / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007492:Iran; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils