title: Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Artemisia kulbadica from Iran.
abstract: The hydrodistilled volatile oil from the aerial parts of Artemisia kulbadica Boiss. & Buhse was investigated by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Twenty-seven compounds were identified, representing 92.9% of the total oil. Sabinene (25.1%), trans-thujone (18.7%) and gamma-cadinene (16.0%) were the main components. The antimicrobial activity was determined against six bacterial strains and one fungal. The oil was active against all the tested strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry and Faculty of Medicine, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 37185/364, Qom, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aghajani
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazemi
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dakhili
authors.forename: Abdolhossein
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rustaiyan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007492:Iran; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes