title: Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Retrohpyllum rospigliosii fruits from Colombia.
abstract: The essential oil from fruits of Retrophyllum rospigliosii (Pilger) C.N. Page grown in Colombia was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Ninety-one compounds were identified, of which the most prominent were limonene (37.7%) and alpha-pinene (16.3%). The in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil was studied against seven bacterial strains using the disc diffusion method. The strongest activity of the oil was against the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus cereus.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1a Este No 18-A-10, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Clara E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Quijano-Celis
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaviria
authors.forename: Vanegas-López
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Consuelo
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ontiveros
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Echeverri
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pino
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D003105:Colombia; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D064028:Tracheophyta / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile