Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf essential oil of Litsea kostermansii from Taiwan.
The hydrodistillated leaf essential oil of Litsea kostermansii was analyzed to determine its composition and yield. Seventy-three compounds were identified, the main components being beta-eudesmol (22.5%), gamma-eudesmol (18.6%), delta-selinene (8.5%), alpha-eudesmol (6.0%), and gamma-muurolene (4.7%). Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (66.2%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (32.8%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The leaf oil exhibited excellent antimicrobial activities.
Ho
Chen-Lung
CL
Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wang
Eugene I-Chen
EI
Hsu
Kuang-Ping
KP
Lee
Pei-Yeh
PY
Su
Yu-Chang
YC
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D019770:Lauraceae / Q000737:chemistry; D032862:Litsea / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000737:chemistry; D013624:Taiwan
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile