Composition and antimicrobial and anti-wood-decay fungal activities of the leaf essential oils of Machilus pseudolongifolia from Taiwan.
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.
Ho
Chen-Lung
CL
Division of Wood Cellulose, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. 53, Nanhai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100.
Liao
Pei-Chun
PC
Hsu
Kuang-Ping
KP
Wang
Eugene I-Chen
EI
Dong
Wei-Chih
WC
Su
Yu-Chang
YC
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*
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