Composition and antifungal activities of the leaf essential oil of Litsea coreana from Taiwan.
The hydrodistilled leaf essential oil of Litsea coreana was analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. Fifty-two compounds were identified, the main components being n-decanal (27.5%), 2E,6E-farnesol (25.8%), beta-eudesmol (10.3%), ethyl n-dodecanoate (8.0%) and tau-cadinol (6.6%). Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (56.8%) and non-terpenoids (37.0%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The leaf oil exhibited excellent antifungal and anti-wood-decay fungal activities.
Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung, Taiwan 402.
Chen-Lung
CL
Ho
Kuang-Ping
KP
Hsu
Yen-Hsueh
YH
Tseng
Pei-Chun
PC
Liao
Eugene I-Chen
EI
Wang
Narumon
N
Jeyashoke
Tzu-Chao
TC
Chien
Wei-Chih
WC
Dong
Yu-Chang
YC
Su
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D032862:Litsea / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013624:Taiwan
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile