title: Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the leaves of Feronia elephantum (Rutaceae) from north west Karnataka.
abstract: The essential oil of the leaves of Feronia elephantum Corr. was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The main constituents were beta-pinene (28.4%), Z-anethole (22.1%), methyl chavicol (12.0%) and E-anethole (8.1%), among thirty-three identified compounds, which represented 92.6% of the total oil. The antimicrobial activity was tested against five Gram-positive and eight Gram-negative bacteria, and four fungi. The oil was active against Micrococcus luteus (Gram-positive bacterium), Proteus mirabilis (Gram-negative bacterium), Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger (fungi) with MIC values of 0.31 +/- 0.06, 0.52 +/- 0.10, 0.20 +/- 0.50 and 0.26 +/- 0.52 mg/mL, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka-590 010, India. Joshirk_natprod@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Vijayalaxmi M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Badakar
authors.forename: Sanjiva D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kholkute
authors.forename: Nayeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khatib
mesh_terms: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000840:Anisoles / Q000032:analysis; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007194:India; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D027821:Rutaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000840:Anisoles; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; C010789:beta-pinene; C006578:anethole