title: Composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the seed essential oil of Calocedrus formosana from Taiwan.
abstract: The hydrodistillated seed essential oil of Calocedrus formosana was analyzed to determine its composition and yield. Twenty-seven compounds were identified, the main ones being alpha-pinene (63.8%), totarol (9.9%) and ferruginol (8.9%). Monoterpene hydrocarbons (73.5%) and oxygenated diterpenes (18.8%) were the predominant groups of compounds. The seed essential oil exhibited excellent antioxidant, 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: Yen-Hsueh
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Eugene I-chen
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pei-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Ju-Ching
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Chien-Nan
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yu-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029779:Cupressaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000494:pharmacology; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D009822:Oils, Volatile