GC/MS analysis and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of fresh leaves of Eucalytus globulus, and leaves and stems of Smyrnium olusatrum from Constantine (Algeria).
The essential oils of fresh leaves of Eucalyptus globulus L. (Myrtaceae), and leaves and stems of Smyrnium olusatrum L. (Apiaceae), obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus, were analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty compounds were characterized, representing 98.3% of the essential oil of E. globulus, with 1,8-cineole (48.6%), globulol (10.9%), trans-pinocarveol (10.7%), and alpha-terpineol (6.6%) as main components, while thirty-three compounds were characterized, representing 94.3% of the essential oil of S. olusatrum, with sabinene (27.1%), curzerene (13.7%), methyl-1-benzyl-2-oxocyclooctane carboxylate (12.3%), alpha-pinene (7.2%), cryptone (7.1%) and beta-pinene (5.7%) as the major components. The essential oils of E. globulus and S. olusatrum were tested against a wide range of fungal and bacterial strains. Both oils showed significant antimicrobial activity.
Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (L.O.S.T), faculté des sciences, Université Mentouri - Constantine, Campus Chaabat Ersas, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
Habiba
H
Daroui-Mokaddem
Ahmed
A
Kabouche
Mabrouka
M
Bouacha
Boudjemaa
B
Soumati
Aida
A
El-Azzouny
Christian
C
Bruneau
Zahia
Z
Kabouche
D000462:Algeria; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile