title: Composition and antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the leaf essential oils of Machilus pseudolongifolia from Taiwan.
abstract: The hydrodistillated leaf essential oil of Machilus pseudolongifolia was analyzed to determine its composition and yield. Seventy compounds were identified, the main components being beta-eudesmol (26.8%), alpha-cadinol (20.8%), viridiflorene (8.9%), alpha-caryophyllene (5.3%), globulol (4.6%) and beta-caryophyllene (4.2%). Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (60.1%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (31.4%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The leaf oil exhibited excellent antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Wood Cellulose, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. 53, Nanhai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100.
authors.forename: Chen-Lung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Pei-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Kuang-Ping
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Eugene I-Chen
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Chih
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yu-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D019770:Lauraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D045787:Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane / Q000737:chemistry; D013624:Taiwan; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D014934:Wood / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D045787:Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane; D013729:Terpenes; C445364:cadinol; C051082:beta-eudesmol; C024714:caryophyllene; C531284:globulol