Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Retrohpyllum rospigliosii fruits from Colombia.
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.
Quijano-Celis
Clara E
CE
Dpto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1a Este No 18-A-10, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gaviria
Mauricio
M
Consuelo
Vanegas-López
VL
Ontiveros
Ina
I
Echeverri
Leonardo
L
Morales
Gustavo
G
Pino
Jorge A
JA
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile