title: Antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Pistacia lentiscus used in Moroccan folkloric medicine.
abstract: The essential oil of the leaves of Pistacia lentiscus, collected from the middle Atlas in Morocco, was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Altogether 43 components in concentrations of more than 0.2% were identified representing 97.4% of the oil composition. The main constituents were germanicol (12.8%), thunbergol (8.8%), himachalene (7.4%), trans-squalene (6.7%), terpinyl propionate (6.7%), 3,3-dimenthol (6.2%) and cadina-1.4-diene (5.1%). The oils showed strong activity against Klebsiella pneumonia, but no activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Faculty of Sciences Dhar Mehraz, Laboratory of Physiology Pharmacology and Environmental Health, USMSA-B.P. 1796. Atlas, Fez-Morocco.
authors.forename: Fatima Zohra
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Mharti
authors.forename: Badiaa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lyoussi
authors.forename: Abdelfattah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdellaoui
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009018:Morocco; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D027927:Pistacia / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils