Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil from Salvia mukerjeei.
The composition of steam volatile oil from aerial parts of Salvia mukerjeei Bennet & Raizada (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by capillary GC and GC-MS. The oil was rich in sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (67.3%). Among 71 identified constituents representing 91.7% of the oil, beta-caryophyllene (28.7%), gamma-muurolene (15.5%) and dehydro-aromadendrane (9.5%), were the principal constituents. The oil was tested against ten bacterial strains and was active against Enterococcus faecalis, Erwinia chrysanthemi and Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital 263002, Uttarakhand, India.
Lalit
L
Mohan
Anuradha
A
Negi
Anand B
AB
Melkani
Vasu
V
Dev
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027544:Salvia / Q000737:chemistry*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile